Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-3 4
Launched
April 24, 1991
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-3 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 24, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,417th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 3,628th orbital launch attempt. It was the 90th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,194 × 1,220 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 2 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 · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 90th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,417th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 3,628th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-3 · NORAD 21232 · 1991-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 3-4
- Object ID
- 1991-030A
- Epoch
- 1991-04-24 12:13:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.15965265 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016965
- Inclination
- 82.5439°
- Ascending node
- 262.4118°
- Arg. of perigee
- 184.4062°
- Mean anomaly
- 175.6948°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Meteor-3 · NORAD 21232 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 27-907 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third generation meteorological satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
48th launch from 32/2, 1st this year · 1,357th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
122 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-3 4 launch?
Meteor-3 4 launched on April 24, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-3 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-3 4?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-3 4 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-3 4 reach?
Meteor-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,194 × 1,220 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Meteor-3 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).