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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 2
Launched
October 1, 1990
Summary
Orlets-1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 1, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,376th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 3,567th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2101, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 281 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 44th Soyuz-U2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,376th launch60th this yearhumanity's 3,567th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2101 · NORAD 20828 · 1990-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-087A
- Epoch
- 1990-10-01 10:52:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17079293 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0070676
- Inclination
- 64.834°
- Ascending node
- 210.4355°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.1443°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.7825°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2101 · NORAD 20828 · broke up November 30, 1990
Soyuz-U2 No. 047 Blok-I · re-entered October 4, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
295th launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 942nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 2 launch?
Orlets-1 2 launched on October 1, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 2?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 2 reach?
Kosmos-2101, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 281 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).