Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Bhaskara 1
Launched
June 7, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Bhaskara 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 7, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,315th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 2,225th orbital launch attempt. It was the 204th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Bhaskara, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 527 × 548 km orbit inclined 50.7°. 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
- 204th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,315th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 2,225th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Bhaskara · NORAD 11392 · 1979-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BHASKARA
- Object ID
- 1979-051A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-07 13:17:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11968613 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014789
- Inclination
- 50.6639°
- Ascending node
- 346.7563°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.4081°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.8347°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
- Bhaskara · NORAD 11392 · re-entered February 17, 1989
Kosmos-3M 55-109 Stage 2 · re-entered February 17, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indian Earth observation satellite
Pad
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
6th launch from 107/1, 1st this year · 83rd from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
166 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bhaskara 1 launch?
Bhaskara 1 launched on June 7, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bhaskara 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bhaskara 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Bhaskara 1 launch from?
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bhaskara 1 reach?
Bhaskara, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 527 × 548 km orbit inclined 50.7°.
How many satellites did Bhaskara 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).