Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 14
Launched
May 27, 1986
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 27, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,990th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 3,072nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 156 × 1,029 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 45th Tsiklon-3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,990th launch34th this yearhumanity's 3,072nd orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 16735 · 1986-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-14
- Object ID
- 1986-039A
- Epoch
- 1986-05-27 09:18:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.93986148 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0626897
- Inclination
- 82.484°
- Ascending node
- 54.0225°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.4005°
- Mean anomaly
- 319.6629°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 16735 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 76-109 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23rd launch from 32/1, 4th this year · 1,113th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 14 launch?
Meteor-2 14 launched on May 27, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 14?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 14 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 14 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 156 × 1,029 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).