Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 10
Launched
October 26, 1983
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 26, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,742nd launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 2,756th orbital launch attempt. It was the 290th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1506, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 958 × 1,021 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
- 290th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,742nd launch83rd this yearhumanity's 2,756th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1506 · NORAD 14450 · 1983-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1506
- Object ID
- 1983-108A
- Epoch
- 1983-10-26 23:59:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74798439 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043327
- Inclination
- 82.9237°
- Ascending node
- 322.4085°
- Arg. of perigee
- 294.0007°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.6561°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1506 · NORAD 14450 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 12-331 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
134th launch from 132/1 (132L), 8th this year · 957th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 10 launch?
Tsikada 10 launched on October 26, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 10?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 10 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 10 reach?
Kosmos-1506, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 958 × 1,021 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
