Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-2A90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
I2M 2
Launched
October 19, 1968
Summary
I2M 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2A from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 19, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 353rd launch, 64th this year and humanity's 889th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Tsiklon-2A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-248, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 482 × 549 km orbit inclined 62.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2A · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Tsiklon-2A flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 353rd launch64th this yearhumanity's 889th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-248 · NORAD 3503 · 1968-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 248
- Object ID
- 1968-090A
- Epoch
- 1968-10-19 18:43:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.19081995 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048613
- Inclination
- 62.2572°
- Ascending node
- 121.4427°
- Arg. of perigee
- 293.8583°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.7323°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-248 · NORAD 3503 · re-entered February 26, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The I2M satellites were maneuverable target satellites for the I2P coorbital ASAT satellites.
Pad
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4th launch from 90/19, 2nd this year · 236th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
210 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did I2M 2 launch?
I2M 2 launched on October 19, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch I2M 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched I2M 2?
Tsiklon-2A, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2A spec sheet
Where did I2M 2 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did I2M 2 reach?
Kosmos-248, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 482 × 549 km orbit inclined 62.3°.
How many satellites did I2M 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).