Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 16
Launched
August 18, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 18, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,112th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 3,211th orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Tsiklon-3 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 109 catalogued objects, reached a 941 × 968 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 109 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
- 61st Tsiklon-3 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,112th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 3,211th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 18312 · 1987-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 109 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-16
- Object ID
- 1987-068A
- Epoch
- 1987-08-18 03:53:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.84737799 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018543
- Inclination
- 82.5706°
- Ascending node
- 29.4865°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.5748°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.0337°
- 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
109 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 107 debris; 40 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 18312 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 41-508 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
27th launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 1,184th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
258 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 16 launch?
Meteor-2 16 launched on August 18, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 16?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 16 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 16 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 109 catalogued objects, reached a 941 × 968 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).