Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 7
Launched
December 10, 1980
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 10, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,446th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 2,385th orbital launch attempt. It was the 228th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1226, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 970 × 1,015 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 228th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,446th launch84th this yearhumanity's 2,385th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1226 · NORAD 12091 · 1980-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1226
- Object ID
- 1980-099A
- Epoch
- 1980-12-10 22:17:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73947757 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030509
- Inclination
- 82.9552°
- Ascending node
- 61.0164°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.3285°
- Mean anomaly
- 79.4431°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1226 · NORAD 12091 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 83-464 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
106th launch from 132/1 (132L), 7th this year · 784th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 7 launch?
Tsikada 7 launched on December 10, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 7 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 7 reach?
Kosmos-1226, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 970 × 1,015 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).