Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 14
Launched
November 13, 1986
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 13, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,034th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 3,121st orbital launch attempt. It was the 333rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1791, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 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
- 333rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,034th launch78th this yearhumanity's 3,121st orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1791 · NORAD 17066 · 1986-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1791
- Object ID
- 1986-086A
- Epoch
- 1986-11-14 11:32:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74438384 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040307
- Inclination
- 82.9495°
- Ascending node
- 171.9244°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.3007°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.3744°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1791 · NORAD 17066 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 48-414 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
Pad

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
156th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 1,140th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
308 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 14 launch?
Tsikada 14 launched on November 13, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 14 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 14 reach?
Kosmos-1791, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
