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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mir
Launched
February 19, 1986
Summary
Mir launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 19, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,969th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,047th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Mir, one of 313 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 309 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 313 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,969th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,047th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mir · NORAD 16609 · 1986-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 313 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MIR
- Object ID
- 1986-017A
- Epoch
- 1986-02-19 22:46:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13873695 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0099192
- Inclination
- 51.5707°
- Ascending node
- 120.8567°
- Arg. of perigee
- 90.2986°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.3818°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
313 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 311 components; none still in orbit
- Mir · NORAD 16609 · deorbited March 23, 2001
Proton-K 337-01 Stage 3 · re-entered February 24, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Core module of the Mir space station
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 767th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Mir launch?
Mir launched on February 19, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mir?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mir?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Mir launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Mir reach?
Mir, one of 313 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 309 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Mir launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Mir part of?
Mir. About Mir