Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 20
Launched
January 24, 1995
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 20 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 24, 1995. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 19th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,964th orbital launch attempt. It was the 406th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tsikada, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 968 × 1,027 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- 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
- 406th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 19th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,964th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tsikada · NORAD 23463 · 1995-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TSIKADA
- Object ID
- 1995-002A
- Epoch
- 1995-01-24 05:19:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72626983 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040429
- Inclination
- 82.9303°
- Ascending node
- 209.6677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.7841°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.9049°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 62.022
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: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Tsikada · NORAD 23463 · in orbit
- Astrid · NORAD 23464 · in orbit
- FAISAT · NORAD 23465 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-620 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
175th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,460th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 20 launch?
Tsikada 20 launched on January 24, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 20?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 20 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 20 reach?
Tsikada, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 968 × 1,027 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 20 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).