Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-Priroda 2-4
Launched
July 10, 1981
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-Priroda 2-4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 10, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,505th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 2,458th orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Vostok 8A92M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-Priroda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 625 × 664 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 78th Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,505th launch54th this yearhumanity's 2,458th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 12585 · 1981-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR PRIRODA
- Object ID
- 1981-065A
- Epoch
- 1981-07-10 06:20:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.77507687 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027876
- Inclination
- 97.9107°
- Ascending node
- 243.0051°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.8909°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.5087°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 12585 · re-entered November 20, 2025
- Iskra · NORAD 19236 · re-entered April 16, 1990
Vostok-2M (N79) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Meteor meteorological satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
233rd launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 601st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-Priroda 2-4 launch?
Meteor-Priroda 2-4 launched on July 10, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-Priroda 2-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-Priroda 2-4?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-Priroda 2-4 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-Priroda 2-4 reach?
Meteor-Priroda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 625 × 664 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Meteor-Priroda 2-4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).