Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 6 (16L)
Launched
October 15, 1970
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 6 (16L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 15, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 518th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 1,140th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 713 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 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
- 17th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 518th launch65th this yearhumanity's 1,140th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 4583 · 1970-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-6
- Object ID
- 1970-085A
- Epoch
- 1970-10-15 11:09:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.71464028 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0069729
- Inclination
- 81.1993°
- Ascending node
- 218.2783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.0837°
- Mean anomaly
- 317.5744°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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; none still in orbit
- Meteor · NORAD 4583 · re-entered January 8, 1999
Vostok-2M (N17) Stage 3 · re-entered January 1, 2001
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
76th launch from 41/1, 12th this year · 148th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 6 (16L) launch?
Meteor-1 6 (16L) launched on October 15, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 6 (16L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 6 (16L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 6 (16L) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 6 (16L) reach?
Meteor, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 713 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 6 (16L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).