Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 13
Launched
January 23, 1986
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
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

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
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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).
