Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 66
Launched
October 11, 1988
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 11, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,222nd launch, 75th this year and humanity's 3,350th orbital launch attempt. It was the 72nd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1975, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 639 × 673 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 3 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
- 72nd Tsiklon-3 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,222nd launch75th this yearhumanity's 3,350th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1975 · NORAD 19573 · 1988-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1975
- Object ID
- 1988-093A
- Epoch
- 1988-10-11 22:26:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73853614 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024402
- Inclination
- 82.5401°
- Ascending node
- 166.9506°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.695°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.1425°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1975 · NORAD 19573 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 38-403 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
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34th launch from 32/1, 5th this year · 1,238th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 66 launch?
Tselina-D 66 launched on October 11, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 66?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 66 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 66 reach?
Kosmos-1975, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 639 × 673 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).