Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 8 (21L)
Launched
April 17, 1971
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 8 (21L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 17, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 562nd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 1,206th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 557 × 637 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
- 21st Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 562nd launch21st this yearhumanity's 1,206th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 5142 · 1971-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-8
- Object ID
- 1971-031A
- Epoch
- 1971-04-17 13:09:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.92551041 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057275
- Inclination
- 81.2453°
- Ascending node
- 45.209°
- Arg. of perigee
- 252.1672°
- Mean anomaly
- 107.3239°
- 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
- Meteor · NORAD 5142 · re-entered January 10, 1991
Vostok-2M (N21) Stage 3 · re-entered April 19, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 174th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 8 (21L) launch?
Meteor-1 8 (21L) launched on April 17, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 8 (21L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 8 (21L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 8 (21L) launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 8 (21L) reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 557 × 637 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 8 (21L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).