Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IS-GVM 1
Launched
August 6, 1969
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
IS-GVM 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 6, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 418th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 997th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Tsiklon-2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-291, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 155 × 558 km orbit inclined 62.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Tsiklon-2 flightSoviet Space Program's 418th launch47th this yearhumanity's 997th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-291 · NORAD 4058 · 1969-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-066A
- Epoch
- 1969-08-06 11:36:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.73435473 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0299539
- Inclination
- 62.238°
- Ascending node
- 69.436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.3097°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.8371°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-291 · NORAD 4058 · re-entered September 8, 1969
Tsiklon-2 No. 02L Stage 2 · re-entered August 11, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mass model of the I2P interceptor satellites used on Tsiklon-2 test flights
Pad
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6th launch from 90/19, 2nd this year · 269th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
192 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IS-GVM 1 launch?
IS-GVM 1 launched on August 6, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IS-GVM 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IS-GVM 1?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did IS-GVM 1 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IS-GVM 1 reach?
Kosmos-291, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 155 × 558 km orbit inclined 62.2°.
How many satellites did IS-GVM 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).