Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 19
Launched
June 27, 1990
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 27, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,352nd launch, 36th this year and humanity's 3,535th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Meteor-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 29, 1990, was 946 × 968 km 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
- 84th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,352nd launch36th this yearhumanity's 3,535th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 20670 · 1990-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-19
- Object ID
- 1990-057A
- Epoch
- 1990-06-29 22:47:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.83836684 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014998
- Inclination
- 82.5478°
- Ascending node
- 278.5396°
- Arg. of perigee
- 249.9156°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.8203°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- B*
- 0.00037036
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 20670 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 No. 13L 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
40th launch from 32/1, 2nd this year · 1,318th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 19 launch?
Meteor-2 19 launched on June 27, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 19?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 19 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 19 reach?
The tracked orbit of Meteor-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 29, 1990, was 946 × 968 km inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).