Russian Space ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Monitor-E No. 1
Launched
August 26, 2005
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Monitor-E No. 1 launched on a Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 26, 2005. It was Russian Space Forces's 62nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,729th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Monitor-E No. 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 523 × 551 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 62nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,729th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Monitor-E No. 1 · NORAD 28822 · 2005-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-032A
- Epoch
- 2005-08-26 19:54:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.1223357 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020259
- Inclination
- 97.5658°
- Ascending node
- 308.8997°
- Arg. of perigee
- 293.8994°
- Mean anomaly
- 66.0114°
- 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
- Monitor-E No. 1 · NORAD 28822 · re-entered September 21, 2020
Briz-KM No. 72507 · re-entered September 13, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Monitor-E had a set of remote sensing devices. They were intended to make maps of the Earth's surface to be used for ecological monitoring and charting geological features. It was built by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
134th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,543rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
666 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Monitor-E No. 1 launch?
Monitor-E No. 1 launched on August 26, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Monitor-E No. 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Monitor-E No. 1?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Space Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Monitor-E No. 1 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Monitor-E No. 1 reach?
Monitor-E No. 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 523 × 551 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did Monitor-E No. 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).