Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 1 (12L)
Launched
March 26, 1969
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 1 (12L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 26, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 393rd launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 953rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 38 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 696 km orbit inclined 81.1°. 38 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
- 12th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 393rd launch22nd this yearhumanity's 953rd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 3835 · 1969-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 38 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-1
- Object ID
- 1969-029A
- Epoch
- 1969-03-26 13:55:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.71252111 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045071
- Inclination
- 81.148°
- Ascending node
- 35.2311°
- Arg. of perigee
- 72.3498°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.263°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
38 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 36 debris; none still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 3835 · re-entered March 26, 2012
Vostok-2M (N12) Stage 3 · re-entered June 10, 1989
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
50th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 78th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-1 1 (12L) launch?
Meteor-1 1 (12L) launched on March 26, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 1 (12L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 1 (12L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 1 (12L) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 1 (12L) reach?
Meteor, one of 38 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 696 km orbit inclined 81.1°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 1 (12L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
