Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 8
Launched
September 4, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 4, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,523rd launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 2,480th orbital launch attempt. It was the 241st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1304, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 918 × 985 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) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 241st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,523rd launch72nd this yearhumanity's 2,480th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1304 · NORAD 12803 · 1981-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1304
- Object ID
- 1981-087A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-05 00:38:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.85546153 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045705
- Inclination
- 82.9352°
- Ascending node
- 177.6697°
- Arg. of perigee
- 326.7058°
- Mean anomaly
- 33.1356°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-1304 · NORAD 12803 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 55-108 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
115th launch from 132/1 (132L), 8th this year · 830th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 8 launch?
Tsikada 8 launched on September 4, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 8 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 8 reach?
Kosmos-1304, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 918 × 985 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).