Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 4
Launched
March 31, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 31, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,206th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 2,080th orbital launch attempt. It was the 181st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1000, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 970 × 1,238 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 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
- 181st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,206th launch24th this yearhumanity's 2,080th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1000 · NORAD 10776 · 1978-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1000
- Object ID
- 1978-034A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-31 15:25:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.43330669 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0178969
- Inclination
- 82.9253°
- Ascending node
- 66.9115°
- Arg. of perigee
- 2.75°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.4526°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1000 · NORAD 10776 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 68-307 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
84th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 609th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 4 launch?
Tsikada 4 launched on March 31, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 4 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 4 reach?
Kosmos-1000, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 970 × 1,238 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).