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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 3
Launched
October 9, 1991
Summary
Orlets-1 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 9, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,446th launch, 51st this year and humanity's 3,671st orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2163, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 359 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 2 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
- 52nd Soyuz-U2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,446th launch51st this yearhumanity's 3,671st orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2163 · NORAD 21741 · 1991-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-071A
- Epoch
- 1991-10-10 05:30:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04554445 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0136304
- Inclination
- 64.7844°
- Ascending node
- 249.4955°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.8785°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.7171°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.00027193
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2163 · NORAD 21741 · broke up December 6, 1991
Soyuz-U2 No. 048 Blok-I · re-entered October 12, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
305th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 970th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 3 launch?
Orlets-1 3 launched on October 9, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 3?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 3 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 3 reach?
Kosmos-2163, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 359 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).