Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 10 (18L)
Launched
December 29, 1971
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 10 (18L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 29, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 632nd launch, 91st this year and humanity's 1,306th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Meteor, one of 22 catalogued objects, from January 5, 1972, was 849 × 935 km inclined 81.3°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 632nd launch91st this yearhumanity's 1,306th orbital launch attempt135th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 5731 · 1971-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-10
- Object ID
- 1971-120A
- Epoch
- 1972-01-05 06:58:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.02575552 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005899
- Inclination
- 81.2674°
- Ascending node
- 277.2781°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.0228°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.3217°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 96
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 20 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 5731 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N23) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83rd launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 219th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1 day 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 10 (18L) launch?
Meteor-1 10 (18L) launched on December 29, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 10 (18L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 10 (18L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 10 (18L) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 10 (18L) reach?
The tracked orbit of Meteor, one of 22 catalogued objects, from January 5, 1972, was 849 × 935 km inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 10 (18L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).