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Okean-O1 6

Launched

June 4, 1991

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Okean-O1 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 4, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,423rd launch, 28th this year and humanity's 3,637th orbital launch attempt. It was the 92nd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Okean, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 673 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
92nd Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,423rd launch28th this yearhumanity's 3,637th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.5°Inclination
641 × 673 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
97.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
41.3°Ascending node
12917 d agoElement epoch1991-06-04 16:03 UTC · stale

Okean · NORAD 21397 · 1991-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
OKEAN 3
Object ID
1991-039A
Epoch
1991-06-04 16:03:39 UTC
Mean motion
14.73540775 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0022325
Inclination
82.5293°
Ascending node
41.3138°
Arg. of perigee
269.0135°
Mean anomaly
90.6544°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
5
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

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 2 still in orbit

  • Okean · NORAD 21397 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 33-305 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Ocean observation satellite

Pad

Map of 32/2

32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

50th launch from 32/2, 3rd this year · 1,361st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

18 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Okean-O1 6 launch?

Okean-O1 6 launched on June 4, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Okean-O1 6?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Okean-O1 6?

Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet

Where did Okean-O1 6 launch from?

32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Okean-O1 6 reach?

Okean, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 673 km orbit inclined 82.5°.

How many satellites did Okean-O1 6 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).