Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 63
Launched
January 6, 1988
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 6, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,148th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,254th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1908, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 647 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 64th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,148th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,254th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1908 · NORAD 18748 · 1988-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1908
- Object ID
- 1988-001A
- Epoch
- 1988-01-06 09:03:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.72854092 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001728
- Inclination
- 82.4988°
- Ascending node
- 247.1231°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.4026°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.5304°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1908 · NORAD 18748 · re-entered April 8, 2026
Tsiklon-3 76-110 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35th launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 1,200th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
174 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 63 launch?
Tselina-D 63 launched on January 6, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 63?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 63 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 63 reach?
Kosmos-1908, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 647 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).