Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 20 (32L)
Launched
December 17, 1974
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 20 (32L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 17, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 880th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 1,644th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 847 × 903 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
- 37th Vostok 8A92M flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 880th launch79th this yearhumanity's 1,644th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 7574 · 1974-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-20
- Object ID
- 1974-099A
- Epoch
- 1974-12-17 02:53:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.07504061 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038168
- Inclination
- 81.24°
- Ascending node
- 285.4861°
- Arg. of perigee
- 276.6334°
- Mean anomaly
- 83.0443°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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 7574 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N37) 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
79th launch from 43/4 (43R), 24th this year · 392nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-1 20 (32L) launch?
Meteor-1 20 (32L) launched on December 17, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 20 (32L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 20 (32L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 20 (32L) launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 20 (32L) reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 847 × 903 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 20 (32L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).