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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-2IMayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Omega 2
Launched
December 13, 1963
Summary
Omega 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-2I from Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 13, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 71st launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 288th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Kosmos-2I flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-23, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 660 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 4 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
- 18th Kosmos-2I flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 71st launch22nd this yearhumanity's 288th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-23 · NORAD 707 · 1963-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-050A
- Epoch
- 1963-12-13 17:00:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.4817934 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0338956
- Inclination
- 48.9994°
- Ascending node
- 241.5224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 125.5555°
- Mean anomaly
- 237.6513°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-23 · NORAD 707 · re-entered March 27, 1964
Kosmos 63S1 (N18) Stage 2 · re-entered March 6, 1964
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
18th launch from Mayak-2, 8th this year · 18th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Omega 2 launch?
Omega 2 launched on December 13, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Omega 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Omega 2?
Kosmos-2I, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-2I spec sheet
Where did Omega 2 launch from?
Mayak-2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Omega 2 reach?
Kosmos-23, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 660 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did Omega 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).