Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 7
Launched
April 27, 1967
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 27, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 236th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 692nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-156, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 669 × 672 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 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
- 7th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 236th launch21st this yearhumanity's 692nd orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-156 · NORAD 2762 · 1967-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 156
- Object ID
- 1967-039A
- Epoch
- 1967-04-27 12:37:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.69315577 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002241
- Inclination
- 81.2154°
- Ascending node
- 71.3126°
- Arg. of perigee
- 241.1605°
- Mean anomaly
- 118.9259°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-156 · NORAD 2762 · re-entered October 23, 1989
Vostok-2M (N07) Stage 3 · re-entered October 27, 1991
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
14th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 16th 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 7 launch?
Meteor-1 7 launched on April 27, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 7?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 7 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 7 reach?
Kosmos-156, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 669 × 672 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).