Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-1 1
Launched
August 28, 1964
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 28, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 97th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 355th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Vostok 8A92M flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-44, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 667 × 815 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 1st Vostok 8A92M flightSoviet Space Program's 97th launch25th this yearhumanity's 355th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-44 · NORAD 876 · 1964-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 44
- Object ID
- 1964-053A
- Epoch
- 1964-08-28 17:29:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.47488022 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103406
- Inclination
- 65.0111°
- Ascending node
- 252.7979°
- Arg. of perigee
- 38.8385°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.9001°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-44 · NORAD 876 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N01) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 76th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-1 1 launch?
Meteor-1 1 launched on August 28, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-1 1?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-1 1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-1 1 reach?
Kosmos-44, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 667 × 815 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Meteor-1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).