Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-1 2
Launched
February 26, 1965
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 26, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 115th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 410th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-58, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 570 × 653 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 2nd Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 115th launch7th this yearhumanity's 410th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-58 · NORAD 1097 · 1965-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 58
- Object ID
- 1965-014A
- Epoch
- 1965-02-26 08:05:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.87987265 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005966
- Inclination
- 65.0041°
- Ascending node
- 266.7928°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.8018°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.5292°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-58 · NORAD 1097 · re-entered February 25, 1990
Vostok-2M (N02) Stage 3 · re-entered July 25, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 88th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-1 2 launch?
Meteor-1 2 launched on February 26, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 2?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-1 2 reach?
Kosmos-58, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 570 × 653 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).