Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-3 5
Launched
August 15, 1991
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-3 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 15, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,434th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 3,655th orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-3, one of 113 catalogued objects, reached a 1,195 × 1,214 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 113 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
- 94th Tsiklon-3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,434th launch39th this yearhumanity's 3,655th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-3 · NORAD 21655 · 1991-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 113 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 3-5
- Object ID
- 1991-056A
- Epoch
- 1991-08-16 19:33:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.16774682 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001237
- Inclination
- 82.5576°
- Ascending node
- 127.9524°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.1208°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.7673°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
113 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 111 debris; 103 still in orbit
- Meteor-3 · NORAD 21655 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 82-803 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third generation meteorological satellite
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52nd launch from 32/2, 5th this year · 1,370th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-3 5 launch?
Meteor-3 5 launched on August 15, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-3 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-3 5?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-3 5 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-3 5 reach?
Meteor-3, one of 113 catalogued objects, reached a 1,195 × 1,214 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Meteor-3 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).