Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-Priroda 2-3
Launched
January 25, 1979
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-Priroda 2-3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 25, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,278th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 2,178th orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-Priroda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 670 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 3 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
- 61st Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,278th launch5th this yearhumanity's 2,178th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 11251 · 1979-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-29
- Object ID
- 1979-005A
- Epoch
- 1979-01-25 09:55:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.768713 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034309
- Inclination
- 98.0153°
- Ascending node
- 84.1023°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.1002°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.8199°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 11251 · re-entered March 1, 2024
Vostok-2M (N61) Stage 3 · re-entered May 24, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Meteor meteorological satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
209th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 536th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-Priroda 2-3 launch?
Meteor-Priroda 2-3 launched on January 25, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-Priroda 2-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-Priroda 2-3?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-Priroda 2-3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-Priroda 2-3 reach?
Meteor-Priroda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 670 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Meteor-Priroda 2-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).