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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Omega 1
Launched
April 13, 1963
Summary
Omega 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 13, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 55th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 239th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Kosmos-2I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 501 km orbit inclined 48.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-2I · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Kosmos-2I flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 55th launch6th this yearhumanity's 239th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-14 · NORAD 567 · 1963-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-010A
- Epoch
- 1963-04-13 10:39:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.63065218 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.017
- Inclination
- 48.4999°
- Ascending node
- 312.9999°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.9999°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.9479°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-14 · NORAD 567 · re-entered August 29, 1963
Kosmos 63S1 (N12) Stage 2 · re-entered July 6, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Omega satellites were technology demonstrators to develop technologies for the Meteor-1 satellite program.
Pad
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
12th launch from Mayak-2, 2nd this year · 12th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
7 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Omega 1 launch?
Omega 1 launched on April 13, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Omega 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Omega 1?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did Omega 1 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Omega 1 reach?
Kosmos-14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 501 km orbit inclined 48.5°.
How many satellites did Omega 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).