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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Luch #2
Launched
November 26, 1987
Summary
Luch #2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 26, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,134th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 3,239th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-1897, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 35,729 × 35,832 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,134th launch84th this yearhumanity's 3,239th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1897 · NORAD 18575 · 1987-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1897
- Object ID
- 1987-096A
- Epoch
- 1987-11-26 08:11:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0031894 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012221
- Inclination
- 1.3923°
- Ascending node
- 276.3347°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.3492°
- Mean anomaly
- 252.3773°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 55
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1897 · NORAD 18575 · in orbit
Proton-K 330-01 Stage 3 · re-entered November 28, 1987
Blok DM-2 No. 29L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 841st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Luch #2 launch?
Luch #2 launched on November 26, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Luch #2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Luch #2?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Luch #2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Luch #2 reach?
Kosmos-1897, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 35,729 × 35,832 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Luch #2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).