Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 9
Launched
March 16, 1976
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Tselina-D 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 16, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 996th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,808th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-808, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 639 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 44th Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 996th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,808th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-808 · NORAD 8754 · 1976-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 808
- Object ID
- 1976-024A
- Epoch
- 1976-03-16 17:09:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81634717 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010907
- Inclination
- 81.2607°
- Ascending node
- 99.0129°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2043°
- Mean anomaly
- 79.7886°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-808 · NORAD 8754 · re-entered November 20, 1993
Vostok-2M (N44) Stage 3 · re-entered May 8, 1999
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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
146th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 470th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 9 launch?
Tselina-D 9 launched on March 16, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 9?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 9 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 9 reach?
Kosmos-808, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 639 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).