Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 15 (27L)
Launched
May 29, 1973
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 15 (27L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 29, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 741st launch, 29th this year and humanity's 1,459th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 858 × 902 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
- 30th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 741st launch29th this yearhumanity's 1,459th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 6659 · 1973-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-15
- Object ID
- 1973-034A
- Epoch
- 1973-05-29 10:02:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.060054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030144
- Inclination
- 81.2038°
- Ascending node
- 65.0031°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.2636°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.5074°
- 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 6659 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N30) 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
98th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 292nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 15 (27L) launch?
Meteor-1 15 (27L) launched on May 29, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 15 (27L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 15 (27L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 15 (27L) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 15 (27L) reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 858 × 902 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 15 (27L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).