Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 17
Launched
February 5, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 5, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,400th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,604th orbital launch attempt. It was the 377th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2123, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 999 × 1,027 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
- 377th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,400th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,604th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2123 · NORAD 21089 · 1991-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2123
- Object ID
- 1991-007A
- Epoch
- 1991-02-05 04:01:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.68363774 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019044
- Inclination
- 82.9014°
- Ascending node
- 202.0052°
- Arg. of perigee
- 7.2452°
- Mean anomaly
- 350.6049°
- 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-2123 · NORAD 21089 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 48-407 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
114th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,346th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 17 launch?
Tsikada 17 launched on February 5, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 17?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 17 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 17 reach?
Kosmos-2123, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 999 × 1,027 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).