Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 5
Launched
October 31, 1979
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 31, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,354th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 2,272nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 67th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 92 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 889 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 92 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
- 67th Vostok 8A92M flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,354th launch81st this yearhumanity's 2,272nd orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 11605 · 1979-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 92 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-5
- Object ID
- 1979-095A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-31 09:12:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.66684151 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.029762
- Inclination
- 81.2415°
- Ascending node
- 203.9837°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.6582°
- Mean anomaly
- 82.0649°
- 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
92 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 90 debris; 39 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 11605 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N67) 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
148th launch from 43/4 (43R), 18th this year · 717th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 5 launch?
Meteor-2 5 launched on October 31, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 5?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 5 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 5 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 92 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 889 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).