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Soviet Space ProgramVostok-K1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Elektron-1 & 2
Launched
January 30, 1964
Summary
Elektron-1 & 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok-K from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 30, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 73rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 299th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Vostok-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Elektron-1, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 322 × 7,212 km orbit inclined 60.7°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok-K · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 12th Vostok-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 73rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 299th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Elektron-1 · NORAD 746 · 1964-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ELEKTRON 1
- Object ID
- 1964-006A
- Epoch
- 1964-01-30 20:53:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 8.50470124 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.3398261
- Inclination
- 60.6538°
- Ascending node
- 303.8784°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.4285°
- Mean anomaly
- 325.41°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 25 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Elektron-1 · NORAD 746 · in orbit
- Elektron-2 · NORAD 748 · re-entered April 22, 1997
Vostok 8K72 No. 18 Stage 3 · re-entered February 15, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Elektron was one of the earliest Soviet scientific satellite missions to be authorized following the initial Sputnik (D-1) series.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
56th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 57th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Elektron-1 & 2 launch?
Elektron-1 & 2 launched on January 30, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Elektron-1 & 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Elektron-1 & 2?
Vostok-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok-K spec sheet
Where did Elektron-1 & 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Elektron-1 & 2 reach?
Elektron-1, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 322 × 7,212 km orbit inclined 60.7°.
How many satellites did Elektron-1 & 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).