Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 7
Launched
May 14, 1981
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 14, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,489th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 2,436th orbital launch attempt. It was the 76th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 26 catalogued objects, reached a 860 × 899 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 26 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
- 76th Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,489th launch38th this yearhumanity's 2,436th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 12456 · 1981-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-7
- Object ID
- 1981-043A
- Epoch
- 1981-05-15 02:39:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.06218848 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026551
- Inclination
- 81.2693°
- Ascending node
- 222.7941°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.5941°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.2357°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
26 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 24 debris; 15 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 12456 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N77) 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
129th launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 808th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 7 launch?
Meteor-2 7 launched on May 14, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 7?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 7 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 7 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 26 catalogued objects, reached a 860 × 899 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).