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

Tsikada 13

Launched

January 23, 1986

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Tsikada 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 23, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,963rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,037th orbital launch attempt. It was the 324th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1727, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 953 × 1,024 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
324th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,963rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,037th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.9°Inclination
953 × 1024 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
104.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
74.1°Ascending node
14875 d agoElement epoch1986-01-23 20:18 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1727 · NORAD 16510 · 1986-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1727
Object ID
1986-008A
Epoch
1986-01-23 20:18:00 UTC
Mean motion
13.75079318 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0048476
Inclination
82.9489°
Ascending node
74.1392°
Arg. of perigee
289.2882°
Mean anomaly
70.2938°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
12
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-1727 · NORAD 16510 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 22-334 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

147th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,100th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

7 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Tsikada 13 launch?

Tsikada 13 launched on January 23, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Tsikada 13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Tsikada 13?

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

Where did Tsikada 13 launch from?

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

What orbit did Tsikada 13 reach?

Kosmos-1727, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 953 × 1,024 km orbit inclined 82.9°.

How many satellites did Tsikada 13 launch?

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