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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Energiya 2
Launched
July 2, 1978
Summary
Energiya 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 2, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,229th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 2,116th orbital launch attempt. It was the 111th Soyuz U flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1026, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 252 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 111th Soyuz U flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,229th launch47th this yearhumanity's 2,116th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1026 · NORAD 10977 · 1978-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-069A
- Epoch
- 1978-07-02 13:45:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16985512 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025207
- Inclination
- 51.7686°
- Ascending node
- 72.1417°
- Arg. of perigee
- 42.0518°
- Mean anomaly
- 318.7451°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
- Kosmos-1026 · NORAD 10977 · landed July 6, 1978
Soyuz-U 38-113 Blok-I · re-entered July 7, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate primary cosmic radiation and meteoritic particles.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
205th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 523rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Energiya 2 launch?
Energiya 2 launched on July 2, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Energiya 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Energiya 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Energiya 2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Energiya 2 reach?
Kosmos-1026, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 252 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Energiya 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).