Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 13 (25L)
Launched
October 26, 1972
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 13 (25L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 26, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 699th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 1,399th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 834 × 898 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
- 27th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 699th launch67th this yearhumanity's 1,399th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 6256 · 1972-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-13
- Object ID
- 1972-085A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-26 21:52:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10110353 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004383
- Inclination
- 81.1721°
- Ascending node
- 30.9229°
- Arg. of perigee
- 330.8982°
- Mean anomaly
- 28.9695°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 6256 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N27) 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

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
36th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 264th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 13 (25L) launch?
Meteor-1 13 (25L) launched on October 26, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 13 (25L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 13 (25L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 13 (25L) launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 13 (25L) reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 834 × 898 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 13 (25L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
