Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 2
Launched
January 6, 1977
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-2 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 6, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,082nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,917th orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Meteor-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, from January 9, 1977, was 895 × 912 km inclined 81.3°. 6 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
- 49th Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,082nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,917th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 9661 · 1977-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-2
- Object ID
- 1977-002A
- Epoch
- 1977-01-09 14:34:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.99243069 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011344
- Inclination
- 81.2698°
- Ascending node
- 117.5973°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.0027°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.2191°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 37
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; 6 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 9661 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N49) 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
55th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 524th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-2 2 launch?
Meteor-2 2 launched on January 6, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 2?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 2 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Meteor-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, from January 9, 1977, was 895 × 912 km inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).