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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gamma
Launched
July 11, 1990
Summary
Gamma launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 11, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,354th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 3,537th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gamma, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 224 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 40th Soyuz-U2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,354th launch38th this yearhumanity's 3,537th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gamma · NORAD 20683 · 1990-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GAMMA
- Object ID
- 1990-058A
- Epoch
- 1990-07-11 09:48:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26775621 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024508
- Inclination
- 51.6142°
- Ascending node
- 88.8927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.2796°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.0878°
- 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
- Gamma · NORAD 20683 · re-entered February 28, 1992
Soyuz-U2 No. 035 Blok-I · re-entered July 12, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soviet-French gamma and x-ray astronomical telescope
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
291st launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 935th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gamma launch?
Gamma launched on July 11, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gamma?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gamma?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Gamma launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gamma reach?
Gamma, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 224 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Gamma launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).