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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-1 1 (12L)

Launched

March 26, 1969

Launch Successful

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.

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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

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Orbit: as tracked

81.1°Inclination
633 × 696 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
97.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
35.2°Ascending node
21022 d agoElement epoch1969-03-26 13:55 UTC · stale

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

Map of 41/1

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

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).