Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 18
Launched
March 9, 1992
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 18 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 9, 1992. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,701st orbital launch attempt. It was the 389th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2181, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 980 × 1,020 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) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 389th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,701st orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2181 · NORAD 21902 · 1992-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2181
- Object ID
- 1992-012A
- Epoch
- 1992-03-10 21:01:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71762899 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027223
- Inclination
- 82.9474°
- Ascending node
- 174.2775°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.1026°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.6929°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0.009531
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2181 · NORAD 21902 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 78-423 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
166th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,386th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
151 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 18 launch?
Tsikada 18 launched on March 9, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 18?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 18 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 18 reach?
Kosmos-2181, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 980 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).