Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 3
Launched
December 14, 1977
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 14, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,176th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 2,038th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 864 × 906 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 55th Vostok 8A92M flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,176th launch96th this yearhumanity's 2,038th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 10514 · 1977-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-3
- Object ID
- 1977-117A
- Epoch
- 1977-12-14 11:01:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.04662289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029089
- Inclination
- 81.2163°
- Ascending node
- 249.4352°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.5596°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.2299°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 10514 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N55) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
113th launch from 43/4 (43R), 21st this year · 589th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 3 launch?
Meteor-2 3 launched on December 14, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 3?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 3 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 3 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 864 × 906 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).