Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Meteor-M 1

Launched

September 17, 2009

Launch Successful

Image: Roscosmos

Summary

Meteor-M 1 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1b Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 17, 2009. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 186th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,006th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Meteor-M No. 1, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 824 × 828 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 2nd Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 186th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,006th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.8°Inclination

824 × 828 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

101.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements

310.9°Ascending node

6237 d agoElement epoch2009-09-17 17:24 UTC · stale

Meteor-M No. 1 · NORAD 35865 · 2009-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

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Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2009-049A
Epoch: 2009-09-17 17:24:30 UTC
Mean motion: 14.21921862 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0003181
Inclination: 98.7998°
Ascending node: 310.894°
Arg. of perigee: 81.7658°
Mean anomaly: 278.3815°
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: 6 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris; 5 still in orbit

Meteor-M No. 1 · NORAD 35865 · in orbit
Sterkh No. 12L · NORAD 35866 · in orbit
Universitetskiy/Tat'yana-2 · NORAD 35868 · in orbit
UGATUSAT · NORAD 35869 · in orbit
Sumbandila-OSCAR-67 · NORAD 35870 · re-entered December 10, 2021
Blits · NORAD 35871

Fregat No. 1014 · re-entered March 12, 2021

Soyuz-2-1b No. 002 Blok-I · re-entered September 20, 2009

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Russian meteorology satellite

Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

346th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,322nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

219 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Meteor-M 1 launch?

Meteor-M 1 launched on September 17, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Meteor-M 1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Meteor-M 1?

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1b Fregat spec sheet

Where did Meteor-M 1 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Meteor-M 1 reach?

Meteor-M No. 1, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 824 × 828 km orbit inclined 98.8°.

How many satellites did Meteor-M 1 launch?

6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).