Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2-GVM
Launched
October 26, 1978
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2-GVM launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 26, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,254th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 2,149th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1045, one of 46 catalogued objects, from October 29, 1978, was 1,694 × 1,714 km inclined 82.6°. 46 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,254th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 2,149th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1045 · NORAD 11084 · 1978-100 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 46 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1045
- Object ID
- 1978-100A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-29 02:50:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 11.96424866 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012538
- Inclination
- 82.5509°
- Ascending node
- 164.5377°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.2664°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.6707°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 33
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
46 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 42 debris; 31 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1045 · NORAD 11084 · in orbit
- Radio RS-1 · NORAD 11085 · in orbit
- Radio RS-2 · NORAD 11086 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 55-502 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mass model of the Meteor-2 meteorological satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5th launch from 32/2, 2nd this year · 640th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2-GVM launch?
Meteor-2-GVM launched on October 26, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2-GVM?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2-GVM?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2-GVM launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2-GVM reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1045, one of 46 catalogued objects, from October 29, 1978, was 1,694 × 1,714 km inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2-GVM launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).