Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 26 (35L)
Launched
October 15, 1976
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 26 (35L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 15, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,056th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 1,888th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 863 × 898 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 48th Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,056th launch77th this yearhumanity's 1,888th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 9481 · 1976-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-26
- Object ID
- 1976-102A
- Epoch
- 1976-10-16 00:29:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.05930042 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002419
- Inclination
- 81.2808°
- Ascending node
- 33.7343°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.333°
- Mean anomaly
- 79.5063°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 9481 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N48) 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
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
54th launch from 43/3 (43L), 16th this year · 509th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 26 (35L) launch?
Meteor-1 26 (35L) launched on October 15, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 26 (35L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 26 (35L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 26 (35L) launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 26 (35L) reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 863 × 898 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 26 (35L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).