Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-1 5
Launched
June 25, 1966
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 25, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 190th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 581st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-122, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 559 × 694 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 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
- 5th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 190th launch28th this yearhumanity's 581st orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-122 · NORAD 2254 · 1966-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 122
- Object ID
- 1966-057A
- Epoch
- 1966-06-25 11:45:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83163628 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096888
- Inclination
- 65.1387°
- Ascending node
- 103.0008°
- Arg. of perigee
- 351.8653°
- Mean anomaly
- 8.0772°
- 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-122 · NORAD 2254 · re-entered November 14, 1989
Vostok-2M (N05) Stage 3 · re-entered January 20, 1984
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
52nd launch from 31/6, 16th this year · 147th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-1 5 launch?
Meteor-1 5 launched on June 25, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 5?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 5 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-1 5 reach?
Kosmos-122, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 559 × 694 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).