Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1
Launched
August 29, 1996
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 29, 1996. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 25th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,095th orbital launch attempt. It was the 251st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Victor, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 1,178 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 251st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 25th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,095th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Victor · NORAD 24291 · 1996-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MICROSAT
- Object ID
- 1996-050A
- Epoch
- 1996-08-29 08:21:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.56858592 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0659774
- Inclination
- 62.7943°
- Ascending node
- 7.8395°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.9011°
- Mean anomaly
- 259.5103°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.00078999
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
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Victor · NORAD 24291 · re-entered November 12, 1999
- Magion-5 · NORAD 24292 · in orbit
- Interbol-2 · NORAD 24293 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-680 Blok-I · re-entered July 26, 1998
Blok 2BL 44-806 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Interbol 2 and Magin 5 are satellites studying the magnetosphere. MuSat 1 is an experimental vehicle, intended to evaluate in-orbit behaviour of low-cost space technologies.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
207th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,480th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1 launch?
Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1 launched on August 29, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1 reach?
Victor, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 1,178 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Interbol 2, Magin 5 & MuSat 1 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).