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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tsikada 11

Launched

May 17, 1984

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Tsikada 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 17, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,793rd launch, 34th this year and humanity's 2,821st orbital launch attempt. It was the 299th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1553, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 970 × 1,016 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
299th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,793rd launch34th this yearhumanity's 2,821st orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.9°Inclination
970 × 1016 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
104.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
124.3°Ascending node
15491 d agoElement epoch1984-05-17 17:53 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1553 · NORAD 14973 · 1984-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1553
Object ID
1984-046A
Epoch
1984-05-17 17:53:16 UTC
Mean motion
13.73925132 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0031048
Inclination
82.9331°
Ascending node
124.334°
Arg. of perigee
294.3664°
Mean anomaly
65.402°
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-1553 · NORAD 14973 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 39-538 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Pad

Map of 132/1 (132L)

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

137th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 990th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

85 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tsikada 11 launch?

Tsikada 11 launched on May 17, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tsikada 11?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tsikada 11?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Tsikada 11 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Tsikada 11 reach?

Kosmos-1553, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 970 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 82.9°.

How many satellites did Tsikada 11 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).