Russian Space ForcesTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Koronas-I
Launched
March 2, 1994
Image: NASA
Summary
Koronas-I launched on a Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 2, 1994. It was Russian Space Forces's 33rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,883rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 109th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Koronas-I, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 536 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 109th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Space Forces's 33rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,883rd orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Koronas-I · NORAD 23019 · 1994-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CORONAS I
- Object ID
- 1994-014A
- Epoch
- 1994-03-02 06:18:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.19224674 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029395
- Inclination
- 82.4756°
- Ascending node
- 237.593°
- Arg. of perigee
- 220.9906°
- Mean anomaly
- 138.8802°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris; none still in orbit
- Koronas-I · NORAD 23019 · re-entered March 4, 2001
Tsiklon-3 24-504 Stage 3 · re-entered February 13, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KORONAS-I (or CORONAS-I), a Russian-Ukranian spacecraft, was launched by a Tsiklon-3 booster from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. It carried UV and x-ray instruments to map the Sun and plasma monitors to study the ionosphere and magnetosphere.
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52nd launch from 32/1, 3rd this year · 1,443rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Koronas-I launch?
Koronas-I launched on March 2, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Koronas-I?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Koronas-I?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Russian Space Forces. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Koronas-I launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Koronas-I reach?
Koronas-I, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 536 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Koronas-I launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).