Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 8
Launched
March 25, 1982
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 25, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,571st launch, 20th this year and humanity's 2,543rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 54 catalogued objects, reached a 942 × 970 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 54 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,571st launch20th this yearhumanity's 2,543rd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 13113 · 1982-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 54 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-8
- Object ID
- 1982-025A
- Epoch
- 1982-03-25 16:27:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.84241665 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018474
- Inclination
- 82.5312°
- Ascending node
- 356.6528°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.4023°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.9749°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
54 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 52 debris; 53 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 13113 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 29-805 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7th launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 862nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 8 launch?
Meteor-2 8 launched on March 25, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 8?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 8 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 8 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 54 catalogued objects, reached a 942 × 970 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).