Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 16
Launched
June 23, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 23, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,099th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 3,197th orbital launch attempt. It was the 343rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1861, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 990 × 1,006 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 4 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
- 343rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,099th launch49th this yearhumanity's 3,197th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1861 · NORAD 18129 · 1987-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1861
- Object ID
- 1987-054A
- Epoch
- 1987-06-23 09:03:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72480024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010718
- Inclination
- 82.9338°
- Ascending node
- 53.4705°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.0048°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.9718°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1861 · NORAD 18129 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 26-202 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
156th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,177th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 16 launch?
Tsikada 16 launched on June 23, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 16?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 16 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 16 reach?
Kosmos-1861, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 990 × 1,006 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).