Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 6
Launched
September 9, 1980
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 9, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,424th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 2,358th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 810 × 898 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 21 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
- 73rd Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,424th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 2,358th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 11962 · 1980-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-6
- Object ID
- 1980-073A
- Epoch
- 1980-09-09 10:46:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.13684653 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060506
- Inclination
- 81.24°
- Ascending node
- 177.7389°
- Arg. of perigee
- 293.5174°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.9686°
- 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
21 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 19 debris; 16 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 11962 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N74) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
121st launch from 43/3 (43L), 14th this year · 768th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-2 6 launch?
Meteor-2 6 launched on September 9, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 6?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 6 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 6 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 810 × 898 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).