Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-Priroda 2-1
Launched
May 15, 1976
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-Priroda 2-1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 15, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,009th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 1,827th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 912 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 2 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 · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 46th Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,009th launch30th this yearhumanity's 1,827th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor · NORAD 8845 · 1976-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-25
- Object ID
- 1976-043A
- Epoch
- 1976-05-15 14:59:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.05377717 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040549
- Inclination
- 81.2353°
- Ascending node
- 99.9408°
- Arg. of perigee
- 255.8666°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.7945°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 · NORAD 8845 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N46) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Meteor meteorological satellite
Pad

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
44th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 479th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-Priroda 2-1 launch?
Meteor-Priroda 2-1 launched on May 15, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-Priroda 2-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-Priroda 2-1?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-Priroda 2-1 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-Priroda 2-1 reach?
Meteor, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 912 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did Meteor-Priroda 2-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
