Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 22 (28L)
Launched
September 18, 1975
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 22 (28L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 18, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 951st launch, 65th this year and humanity's 1,742nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd 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 853 × 912 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 42nd Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 951st launch65th this yearhumanity's 1,742nd orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 8293 · 1975-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-22
- Object ID
- 1975-087A
- Epoch
- 1975-09-18 01:49:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.05274402 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040638
- Inclination
- 81.2674°
- Ascending node
- 25.5248°
- Arg. of perigee
- 254.6905°
- Mean anomaly
- 104.972°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 8293 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N42) 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
141st launch from 41/1, 20th this year · 441st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 22 (28L) launch?
Meteor-1 22 (28L) launched on September 18, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 22 (28L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 22 (28L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 22 (28L) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 22 (28L) reach?
Meteor, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 912 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 22 (28L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).