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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Geofizika
Launched
April 26, 1988
Summary
Geofizika launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 26, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,175th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 3,288th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-1940, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,879 × 35,928 km orbit inclined 1.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,175th launch28th this yearhumanity's 3,288th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1940 · NORAD 19073 · 1988-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1940
- Object ID
- 1988-034A
- Epoch
- 1988-04-27 04:44:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99882318 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005832
- Inclination
- 1.283°
- Ascending node
- 272.3007°
- Arg. of perigee
- 53.0888°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.1437°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1940 · NORAD 19073 · in orbit
Proton-K 332-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 28, 1988
Blok DM-2 No. 12L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental geostationary satellite, possibly used to detect nuclear tests
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 861st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Geofizika launch?
Geofizika launched on April 26, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geofizika?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geofizika?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Geofizika launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Geofizika reach?
Kosmos-1940, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,879 × 35,928 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Geofizika launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).