Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 5
Launched
April 11, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 11, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,298th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 2,204th orbital launch attempt. It was the 202nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1092, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 15, 1979, was 974 × 1,014 km inclined 82.9°. 2 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
- 202nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,298th launch25th this yearhumanity's 2,204th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1092 · NORAD 11326 · 1979-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1092
- Object ID
- 1979-030A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-15 11:11:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73477173 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027309
- Inclination
- 82.9499°
- Ascending node
- 192.7597°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.4072°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.3399°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 49
- B*
- 0
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-1092 · NORAD 11326 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-423 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
95th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 674th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 5 launch?
Tsikada 5 launched on April 11, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 5?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 5 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 5 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1092, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 15, 1979, was 974 × 1,014 km inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).