Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 10
Launched
June 12, 1968
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 12, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 326th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 844th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-226, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 586 × 645 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 2 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
- 10th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 326th launch37th this yearhumanity's 844th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-226 · NORAD 3282 · 1968-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 226
- Object ID
- 1968-049A
- Epoch
- 1968-06-14 10:15:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.86766978 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004217
- Inclination
- 81.2132°
- Ascending node
- 121.5848°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.7819°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.8494°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-226 · NORAD 3282 · re-entered October 18, 1983
Vostok-2M (N10) Stage 3 · re-entered January 26, 1991
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
34th launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 52nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 10 launch?
Meteor-1 10 launched on June 12, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 10?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 10 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 10 reach?
Kosmos-226, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 586 × 645 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).