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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kvant-2
Launched
November 26, 1989
Summary
Kvant-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 26, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,309th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 3,468th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kvant-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 327 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,309th launch68th this yearhumanity's 3,468th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kvant-2 · NORAD 20335 · 1989-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KVANT 2
- Object ID
- 1989-093A
- Epoch
- 1989-11-26 12:50:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02437831 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0078132
- Inclination
- 51.6138°
- Ascending node
- 270.4679°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.3792°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.6137°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 component
- Kvant-2 · NORAD 20335 · docked December 6, 1989
Proton-K 354-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 4, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Module for the Mir space station
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
53rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 919th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
157 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Kvant-2 launch?
Kvant-2 launched on November 26, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kvant-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kvant-2?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Kvant-2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kvant-2 reach?
Kvant-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 327 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Kvant-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Kvant-2 part of?
Mir. About Mir