Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 1
Launched
December 15, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 15, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,075th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 1,909th orbital launch attempt. It was the 143rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-883, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 988 × 1,011 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 143rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,075th launch96th this yearhumanity's 1,909th orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-883 · NORAD 9610 · 1976-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 883
- Object ID
- 1976-122A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-15 15:24:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72013855 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015125
- Inclination
- 82.9474°
- Ascending node
- 322.4887°
- Arg. of perigee
- 314.3392°
- Mean anomaly
- 45.6474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-883 · NORAD 9610 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-426 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 16th this year · 520th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 1 launch?
Tsikada 1 launched on December 15, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 1 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 1 reach?
Kosmos-883, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 988 × 1,011 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).