Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-1 4
Launched
May 11, 1966
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 11, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 184th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 560th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-118, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 585 × 656 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
- 4th Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 184th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 560th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-118 · NORAD 2168 · 1966-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 118
- Object ID
- 1966-038A
- Epoch
- 1966-05-11 15:37:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.85037551 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050336
- Inclination
- 64.9858°
- Ascending node
- 117.1912°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.0255°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.387°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-118 · NORAD 2168 · re-entered November 23, 1988
Vostok-2M (N04) Stage 3 · re-entered July 12, 1989
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
50th launch from 31/6, 14th this year · 144th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-1 4 launch?
Meteor-1 4 launched on May 11, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 4?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 4 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-1 4 reach?
Kosmos-118, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 585 × 656 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).