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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-1 19 (33L)

Launched

October 28, 1974

Launch Successful

Image: Dmitry Ivanov

Summary

Meteor-1 19 (33L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 28, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 869th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 1,627th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 828 × 912 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 3 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
36th Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 869th launch68th this yearhumanity's 1,627th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

81.2°Inclination
828 × 912 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
102.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
214.4°Ascending node
18981 d agoElement epoch1974-10-28 10:04 UTC · stale

Meteor · NORAD 7490 · 1974-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
METEOR 1-19
Object ID
1974-083A
Epoch
1974-10-28 10:04:00 UTC
Mean motion
14.0892872 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0058441
Inclination
81.1996°
Ascending node
214.4383°
Arg. of perigee
315.7711°
Mean anomaly
43.8745°
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

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit

  • Meteor · NORAD 7490 · in orbit

Vostok-2M (N36) 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

Map of 43/4 (43R)

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

75th launch from 43/4 (43R), 20th this year · 383rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

5 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Meteor-1 19 (33L) launch?

Meteor-1 19 (33L) launched on October 28, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Meteor-1 19 (33L)?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Meteor-1 19 (33L)?

Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet

Where did Meteor-1 19 (33L) launch from?

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Meteor-1 19 (33L) reach?

Meteor, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 828 × 912 km orbit inclined 81.2°.

How many satellites did Meteor-1 19 (33L) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).