Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 21
Launched
July 5, 1995
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 21 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 5, 1995. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 22nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,997th orbital launch attempt. It was the 409th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2315, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 977 × 1,021 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
- 409th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 22nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,997th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2315 · NORAD 23603 · 1995-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2315
- Object ID
- 1995-032A
- Epoch
- 1995-07-05 04:34:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72241783 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029893
- Inclination
- 82.9055°
- Ascending node
- 357.8947°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.9913°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.7748°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00429
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-2315 · NORAD 23603 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 65-638 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
178th launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 1,468th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 21 launch?
Tsikada 21 launched on July 5, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 21?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 21 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 21 reach?
Kosmos-2315, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 977 × 1,021 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).