Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aureole 2
Launched
December 26, 1973
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Aureole 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 26, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 799th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 1,536th orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Aureole 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 1,979 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 79th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 799th launch87th this yearhumanity's 1,536th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aureole 2 · NORAD 7003 · 1973-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AUREOLE 2
- Object ID
- 1973-107A
- Epoch
- 1973-12-27 04:58:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.19705105 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1039616
- Inclination
- 73.9938°
- Ascending node
- 349.8776°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.2042°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.7027°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Aureole 2 · NORAD 7003 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 24-111 Stage 2 · re-entered July 24, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Joint Soviet-French scientific satellite dedicated to the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes.
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52nd launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 336th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Aureole 2 launch?
Aureole 2 launched on December 26, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aureole 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aureole 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Aureole 2 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Aureole 2 reach?
Aureole 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 1,979 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Aureole 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).