Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 9
Launched
December 14, 1982
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 14, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,654th launch, 103rd this year and humanity's 2,640th orbital launch attempt. It was the 85th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-2, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 842 × 903 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 9 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
- 85th Vostok 8A92M flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,654th launch103rd this yearhumanity's 2,640th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 13718 · 1982-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-9
- Object ID
- 1982-116A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-14 23:58:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.08244228 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004266
- Inclination
- 81.2358°
- Ascending node
- 84.8251°
- Arg. of perigee
- 254.8574°
- Mean anomaly
- 104.7875°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 13718 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N86) 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
149th launch from 43/3 (43L), 9th this year · 905th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 9 launch?
Meteor-2 9 launched on December 14, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 9?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 9 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 9 reach?
Meteor-2, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 842 × 903 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).