Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 10
Launched
October 28, 1983
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 28, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,743rd launch, 84th this year and humanity's 2,757th orbital launch attempt. It was the 89th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 760 × 895 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 6 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
- 89th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,743rd launch84th this yearhumanity's 2,757th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 14452 · 1983-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-10
- Object ID
- 1983-109A
- Epoch
- 1983-10-28 10:28:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21538484 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0094128
- Inclination
- 81.1681°
- Ascending node
- 195.1095°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.1138°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.9312°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 14452 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N90) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21st launch from 16/2, 8th this year · 958th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 10 launch?
Meteor-2 10 launched on October 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 10?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 10 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 10 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 760 × 895 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).