Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Informator-1
Launched
January 29, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Informator-1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 29, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,399th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,603rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 376th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Informator-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 966 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 376th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,399th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,603rd orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Informator-1 · NORAD 21087 · 1991-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INFORMATOR 1
- Object ID
- 1991-006A
- Epoch
- 1991-01-29 16:54:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74347276 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034072
- Inclination
- 82.9487°
- Ascending node
- 336.1847°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.9298°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.9072°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Informator-1 · NORAD 21087 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 44-158 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Informator 1 was a prototype communications satellite for the Koskon (Space Conversion) Global Space Communication System to collect and transmit data from several scientific stations with an additional radio amateur hosted payload. It was launched on 29 January 1991 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
113th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,345th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Informator-1 launch?
Informator-1 launched on January 29, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Informator-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Informator-1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Informator-1 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Informator-1 reach?
Informator-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 966 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Informator-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).