Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 12
Launched
May 30, 1985
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 30, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,889th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 2,946th orbital launch attempt. It was the 315th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1655, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 999 × 1,029 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 315th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,889th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 2,946th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1655 · NORAD 15751 · 1985-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1655
- Object ID
- 1985-041A
- Epoch
- 1985-05-30 02:38:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.67960722 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019859
- Inclination
- 82.9539°
- Ascending node
- 294.28°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.5308°
- Mean anomaly
- 52.1488°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00429
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-1655 · NORAD 15751 · in orbit
S3M · 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
143rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,050th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 12 launch?
Tsikada 12 launched on May 30, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 12 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 12 reach?
Kosmos-1655, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 999 × 1,029 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).