Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Obzor Test
Launched
August 2, 1994
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Obzor Test launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 2, 1994. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 16th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,916th orbital launch attempt. It was the 403rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2285, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 981 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 403rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 16th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,916th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2285 · NORAD 23189 · 1994-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2285
- Object ID
- 1994-045A
- Epoch
- 1994-08-03 06:09:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71631826 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002644
- Inclination
- 74.0277°
- Ascending node
- 258.7337°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.9796°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.8301°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- -0.028474
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2285 · NORAD 23189 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-613 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The satellite Kosmos 2285 was an experimental earth observation satellite. It was reportedly a prototype for the planned Obzor series of earth observation satellites, which was eventually not developed.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,451st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
273 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Obzor Test launch?
Obzor Test launched on August 2, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Obzor Test?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Obzor Test?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Obzor Test launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Obzor Test reach?
Kosmos-2285, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 981 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Obzor Test launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).