Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Bhaskara 2
Launched
November 20, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Bhaskara 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on November 20, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,545th launch, 94th this year and humanity's 2,508th orbital launch attempt. It was the 245th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Bhaskara 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 528 × 551 km orbit inclined 50.6°. 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
- 245th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,545th launch94th this yearhumanity's 2,508th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Bhaskara 2 · NORAD 12968 · 1981-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BHASKARA 2
- Object ID
- 1981-115A
- Epoch
- 1981-11-20 09:41:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11248962 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016753
- Inclination
- 50.6357°
- Ascending node
- 121.2244°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.0042°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.2633°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Bhaskara 2 · NORAD 12968 · re-entered November 30, 1991
Kosmos-3M 93-468 Stage 2 · re-entered October 8, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indian Earth observation satellite
Pad
107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
4th launch from 107/2, 1st this year · 86th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
4 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
about 5 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bhaskara 2 launch?
Bhaskara 2 launched on November 20, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bhaskara 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bhaskara 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Bhaskara 2 launch from?
107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bhaskara 2 reach?
Bhaskara 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 528 × 551 km orbit inclined 50.6°.
How many satellites did Bhaskara 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).