Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 17 (22L)
Launched
April 24, 1974
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 17 (22L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 24, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 819th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,565th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 850 × 897 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 13 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
- 33rd Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 819th launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,565th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 7274 · 1974-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-17
- Object ID
- 1974-025A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-24 11:36:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.08002423 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0032703
- Inclination
- 81.2057°
- Ascending node
- 53.7424°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.0984°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.6538°
- 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
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 11 debris; 13 still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 7274 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N33) 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
62nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 350th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 17 (22L) launch?
Meteor-1 17 (22L) launched on April 24, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 17 (22L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 17 (22L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 17 (22L) launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 17 (22L) reach?
Meteor, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 850 × 897 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 17 (22L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).