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Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Foton 12
Launched
September 9, 1999
Summary
Foton 12 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 9, 1999. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 11th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,339th orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Foton, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 378 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Strategic Rocket Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Materials Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 49th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 5th this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 11th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,339th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Foton · NORAD 25902 · 1999-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FOTON 12
- Object ID
- 1999-048A
- Epoch
- 1999-09-09 19:12:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93567969 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117944
- Inclination
- 62.7964°
- Ascending node
- 208.3484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 115.5967°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.6823°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Foton · NORAD 25902 · landed September 24, 1999
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 082 Blok-I · re-entered September 25, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Microgravity research satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
256th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,504th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Foton 12 launch?
Foton 12 launched on September 9, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Foton 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Foton 12?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Foton 12 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Foton 12 reach?
Foton, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 378 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Foton 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).