Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 6
Launched
March 17, 1980
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 17, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,377th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,305th orbital launch attempt. It was the 217th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1168, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 975 × 1,028 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 4 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
- 217th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,377th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,305th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1168 · NORAD 11735 · 1980-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1168
- Object ID
- 1980-022A
- Epoch
- 1980-03-17 23:01:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71497917 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035757
- Inclination
- 82.9428°
- Ascending node
- 168.0114°
- Arg. of perigee
- 225.8487°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.9726°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1168 · NORAD 11735 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 98-314 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
100th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 736th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
202 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 6 launch?
Tsikada 6 launched on March 17, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 6?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 6 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 6 reach?
Kosmos-1168, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 975 × 1,028 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).