Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 4
Launched
March 1, 1979
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 1, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,290th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,195th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 843 × 904 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
- 63rd Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,290th launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,195th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 11288 · 1979-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-4
- Object ID
- 1979-021A
- Epoch
- 1979-03-01 20:13:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.07988548 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041695
- Inclination
- 81.2153°
- Ascending node
- 104.2452°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.7462°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.7237°
- 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 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 11288 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N63) 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
135th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 668th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 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 4 launch?
Meteor-2 4 launched on March 1, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 4?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 4 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 4 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 843 × 904 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).