Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-Priroda 2-2
Launched
June 29, 1977
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-Priroda 2-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,124th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 1,973rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd 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 607 × 676 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 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
- 52nd Vostok 8A92M flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,124th launch44th this yearhumanity's 1,973rd orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 10113 · 1977-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-28
- Object ID
- 1977-057A
- Epoch
- 1977-06-30 00:33:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.78361225 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048913
- Inclination
- 97.909°
- Ascending node
- 72.9861°
- Arg. of perigee
- 22.0672°
- Mean anomaly
- 339.4059°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 10113 · re-entered August 28, 1993
Vostok-2M (N52) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Meteor meteorological satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
191st launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 489th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-Priroda 2-2 launch?
Meteor-Priroda 2-2 launched on June 29, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-Priroda 2-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-Priroda 2-2?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-Priroda 2-2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-Priroda 2-2 reach?
Meteor-Priroda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 676 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Meteor-Priroda 2-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).