Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-2A90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
I2P 2
Launched
November 1, 1968
Summary
I2P 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2A from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 1, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 359th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 896th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Tsiklon-2A flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-252, one of 139 catalogued objects, from November 8, 1968, was 538 × 2,155 km inclined 62.3°. 139 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Tsiklon-2A flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 359th launch70th this yearhumanity's 896th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-252 · NORAD 3530 · 1968-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 139 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 252
- Object ID
- 1968-097A
- Epoch
- 1968-11-08 00:38:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.80544503 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1047904
- Inclination
- 62.3184°
- Ascending node
- 61.1566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.8636°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.5605°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 90
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
139 catalogued: 1 payload, 138 debris; 33 still in orbit
- Kosmos-252 · NORAD 3530 · broke up November 1, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The I2P satellites were the first soviet coorbital ASAT system.
Pad
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3rd launch from 90/20, 3rd this year · 241st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did I2P 2 launch?
I2P 2 launched on November 1, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch I2P 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched I2P 2?
Tsiklon-2A, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2A spec sheet
Where did I2P 2 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did I2P 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-252, one of 139 catalogued objects, from November 8, 1968, was 538 × 2,155 km inclined 62.3°.
How many satellites did I2P 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).