Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Meteor-Priroda 3-1
Launched
June 18, 1980
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
Meteor-Priroda 3-1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 18, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,404th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 2,335th orbital launch attempt. It was the 71st Vostok 8A92M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-Priroda, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 589 × 673 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 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
- 71st Vostok 8A92M flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,404th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 2,335th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 11848 · 1980-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 1-30
- Object ID
- 1980-051A
- Epoch
- 1980-06-18 08:58:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81749821 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059669
- Inclination
- 97.9311°
- Ascending node
- 236.791°
- Arg. of perigee
- 11.6024°
- Mean anomaly
- 348.7385°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Meteor-Priroda · NORAD 11848 · re-entered March 1, 1992
Vostok-2M (N72) Stage 3 · re-entered May 13, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Meteor meteorological satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
220th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 567th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-Priroda 3-1 launch?
Meteor-Priroda 3-1 launched on June 18, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-Priroda 3-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-Priroda 3-1?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-Priroda 3-1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Meteor-Priroda 3-1 reach?
Meteor-Priroda, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 589 × 673 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Meteor-Priroda 3-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).