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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Almaz-1
Launched
March 31, 1991
Summary
Almaz-1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 31, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,414th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 3,621st orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Almaz-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 169 × 262 km orbit inclined 72.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 25th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,414th launch19th this yearhumanity's 3,621st orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Almaz-1 · NORAD 21213 · 1991-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ALMAZ 1
- Object ID
- 1991-024A
- Epoch
- 1991-03-31 16:34:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24151316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0071171
- Inclination
- 72.7046°
- Ascending node
- 101.9395°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.7704°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.8019°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; none still in orbit
- Almaz-1 · NORAD 21213 · deorbited October 17, 1992
Proton-K 365-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 2, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar imagery satellite based on the Almaz space station design
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64th launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 959th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Almaz-1 launch?
Almaz-1 launched on March 31, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Almaz-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Almaz-1?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Almaz-1 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Almaz-1 reach?
Almaz-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 169 × 262 km orbit inclined 72.7°.
How many satellites did Almaz-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).