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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Lotos-S 1
Launched
November 20, 2009 · 10:44 UTC
Summary
Lotos-S 1 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 20, 2009 at 10:44 UTC. It was Russian Space Forces's 74th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,020th orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2455, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 912 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 74th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 2nd this yearRussian Space Forces's 74th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,020th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2455 · NORAD 36095 · 2009-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-063A
- Epoch
- 2009-11-20 13:41:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.04789572 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0508572
- Inclination
- 67.1699°
- Ascending node
- 206.9672°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.6658°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.2424°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2455 · NORAD 36095 · in orbit
Soyuz-U-PVB 43-811 Blok-I · re-entered April 7, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental Russian next-generation Liana ELINT satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
132nd launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,570th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 20, 1:44 PM GMT+3, in daylight
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
204 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Lotos-S 1 launch?
Lotos-S 1 launched on November 20, 2009 at 10:44 UTC.
Where can I watch Lotos-S 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Lotos-S 1?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Lotos-S 1 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Nov 20, 1:44 PM GMT+3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Lotos-S 1 reach?
Kosmos-2455, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 912 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Lotos-S 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).