Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tsikada 9
Launched
February 17, 1982
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Tsikada 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 17, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,561st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,529th orbital launch attempt. It was the 251st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1339, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,023 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
- 251st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,561st launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,529th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1339 · NORAD 13065 · 1982-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1339
- Object ID
- 1982-012A
- Epoch
- 1982-02-18 04:35:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74084804 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042431
- Inclination
- 82.9022°
- Ascending node
- 144.335°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.8166°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.795°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-1339 · NORAD 13065 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 67-261 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
122nd launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 854th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tsikada 9 launch?
Tsikada 9 launched on February 17, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tsikada 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tsikada 9?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Tsikada 9 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tsikada 9 reach?
Kosmos-1339, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,023 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Tsikada 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).