Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 17
Launched
January 30, 1988
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 30, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,153rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,259th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 51 catalogued objects, reached a 946 × 974 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 51 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
- 66th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,153rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,259th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 18820 · 1988-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 51 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-17
- Object ID
- 1988-005A
- Epoch
- 1988-01-30 12:26:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.83096279 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001905
- Inclination
- 82.5973°
- Ascending node
- 320.8006°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.1319°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.9801°
- 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
51 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 49 debris; 51 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 18820 · in orbit
Tsiklon 3 38-404 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
31st launch from 32/1, 2nd this year · 1,203rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 17 launch?
Meteor-2 17 launched on January 30, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 17?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 17 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 17 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 51 catalogued objects, reached a 946 × 974 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).