Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-1 9
Launched
March 14, 1968
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 14, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 300th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 809th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-206, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 641 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
- 9th Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 300th launch11th this yearhumanity's 809th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-206 · NORAD 3150 · 1968-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 206
- Object ID
- 1968-019A
- Epoch
- 1968-03-15 11:14:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83856062 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024547
- Inclination
- 81.2288°
- Ascending node
- 338.5115°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.8649°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.9634°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-206 · NORAD 3150 · re-entered April 22, 1989
Vostok-2M (N09) Stage 3 · re-entered November 5, 1992
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
29th launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 43rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-1 9 launch?
Meteor-1 9 launched on March 14, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 9?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 9 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-1 9 reach?
Kosmos-206, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 641 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).