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Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesSoyuz 2.1v Volga43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aist-1
Launched
December 28, 2013
Summary
Aist 1 & SKRL-756 launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Soyuz 2.1v Volga from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 28, 2013. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 10th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,349th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 2.1v Volga flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2493, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 602 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1v Volga · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz 2.1v Volga flightRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 10th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,349th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2493 · NORAD 39490 · 2013-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-078A
- Epoch
- 2013-12-28 14:34:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.46515438 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0246558
- Inclination
- 82.4342°
- Ascending node
- 311.2054°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.5584°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.2993°
- 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: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2493 · NORAD 39490 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2494 · NORAD 39491 · in orbit
- Aist 1 · NORAD 39492 · in orbit
Soyuz-2-1v No. 002 Blok-I · re-entered May 8, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The maiden flight of the Soyuz-2.1v light launcher carried Aist 1, a small student-built technology satellite from Samara State Aerospace University, together with two SKRL-756 radar-calibration spheres.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
273rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,593rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
203 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Aist 1 & SKRL-756 launch?
Aist 1 & SKRL-756 launched on December 28, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aist 1 & SKRL-756?
Coverage: LIFTOFF of the new Soyuz-2.1v core rocket from Plesetsk carrying AIST. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Aist 1 & SKRL-756?
Soyuz 2.1v Volga, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Soyuz 2.1v Volga spec sheet
Where did Aist 1 & SKRL-756 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Aist 1 & SKRL-756 reach?
Kosmos-2493, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 602 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Aist 1 & SKRL-756 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).