Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 2 (15L)
Launched
October 6, 1969
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 2 (15L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 6, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 430th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 1,017th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 625 × 682 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
- 13th Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 430th launch59th this yearhumanity's 1,017th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 4119 · 1969-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-2
- Object ID
- 1969-084A
- Epoch
- 1969-10-07 00:20:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.74537823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040774
- Inclination
- 81.2337°
- Ascending node
- 63.8587°
- Arg. of perigee
- 120.9382°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.5791°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 4119 · re-entered August 20, 2002
Vostok-2M (N13) Stage 3 · re-entered June 15, 1999
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
61st launch from 41/1, 18th this year · 96th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 2 (15L) launch?
Meteor-1 2 (15L) launched on October 6, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 2 (15L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 2 (15L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 2 (15L) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 2 (15L) reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 625 × 682 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 2 (15L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).