Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 9 (20L)
Launched
July 16, 1971
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 9 (20L) launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 16, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 585th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 1,237th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd 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 619 × 647 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
- 22nd Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 585th launch44th this yearhumanity's 1,237th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 5327 · 1971-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-9
- Object ID
- 1971-059A
- Epoch
- 1971-07-16 04:43:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81034756 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019916
- Inclination
- 81.1924°
- Ascending node
- 342.4373°
- Arg. of perigee
- 329.2806°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.7185°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 5327 · re-entered August 27, 1991
Vostok-2M (N22) Stage 3 · re-entered October 13, 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
21st launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 187th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 9 (20L) launch?
Meteor-1 9 (20L) launched on July 16, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 9 (20L)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 9 (20L)?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 9 (20L) launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 9 (20L) reach?
Meteor, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 647 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 9 (20L) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).