Russian Space ForcesTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 21
Launched
August 31, 1993
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 21 launched on a Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 31, 1993. It was Russian Space Forces's 30th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,842nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 106th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 945 × 1,000 km orbit inclined 82.7°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 106th Tsiklon-3 flight · 4th this yearRussian Space Forces's 30th launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,842nd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 22782 · 1993-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-21
- Object ID
- 1993-055A
- Epoch
- 1993-08-31 04:21:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.79500585 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037394
- Inclination
- 82.664°
- Ascending node
- 76.2345°
- Arg. of perigee
- 336.4723°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.4722°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 5 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 22782 · in orbit
- Temisat · NORAD 22783 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 92-804 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
49th launch from 32/1, 4th this year · 1,437th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-2 21 launch?
Meteor-2 21 launched on August 31, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 21?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Russian Space Forces. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 21 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 21 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 945 × 1,000 km orbit inclined 82.7°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 21 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).