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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

COROT

Launched

December 27, 2006

Launch Successful

Image: Roscosmos

Summary

COROT launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1b Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 27, 2006. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 162nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,817th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). COROT, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 901 × 916 km orbit inclined 90.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Astrophysics · Polar Orbit (PO)
Milestone
1st Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 162nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,817th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

90.0°Inclination
901 × 916 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
103.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
14.6°Ascending node
7232 d agoElement epoch2006-12-27 15:54 UTC · stale

COROT · NORAD 29678 · 2006-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2006-063A
Epoch
2006-12-27 15:54:40 UTC
Mean motion
13.97858034 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0009978
Inclination
90.0299°
Ascending node
14.6026°
Arg. of perigee
117.1906°
Mean anomaly
243.1738°
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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • COROT · NORAD 29678 · in orbit

Soyuz-2-1b No. 001 Blok-I · re-entered January 4, 2007

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

French-European astrophysics satellite. Operated until November 2, 2012 due to a computer failure.

Pad

Map of 31/6

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

340th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 1,268th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

68 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did COROT launch?

COROT launched on December 27, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch COROT?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched COROT?

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1b Fregat spec sheet

Where did COROT launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did COROT reach?

COROT, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 901 × 916 km orbit inclined 90.0°.

How many satellites did COROT launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).