Tsiklon-3 — mission imagery
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Sich-1M

Tsiklon-3Russian Space Forces32/2
Friday, December 24, 2004 · 11:20 AM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..

PayloadSich-1M
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRussian Space Forces
StagesUnknown
Pad32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

32/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
62.906°N
Longitude
40.784°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

11:20 AM UTC - 11:20 AM UTC

Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches158
Successes148

Provider

Russian Space Forces

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RUS • Founded 1992

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.