Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 15
Launched
January 29, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 29, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,059th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,148th orbital launch attempt. It was the 339th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1816, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 957 × 1,013 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
- 339th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,059th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,148th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1816 · NORAD 17359 · 1987-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1816
- Object ID
- 1987-009A
- Epoch
- 1987-01-29 07:39:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.76079374 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003813
- Inclination
- 82.9281°
- Ascending node
- 249.7335°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.9101°
- Mean anomaly
- 68.7975°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1816 · NORAD 17359 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 96-172 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
160th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 1,157th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 15 launch?
Tsikada 15 launched on January 29, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 15 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 15 reach?
Kosmos-1816, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 957 × 1,013 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).