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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 4
Launched
December 22, 1992
Summary
Orlets-1 4 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 22, 1992. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 13th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,781st orbital launch attempt. It was the 593rd Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2225, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 319 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 593rd Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 13th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,781st orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2225 · NORAD 22280 · 1992-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-091A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-22 11:52:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11952937 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010646
- Inclination
- 64.9146°
- Ascending node
- 307.1954°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.9299°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.2878°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2225 · NORAD 22280 · deorbited February 18, 1993
Soyuz-U 32-314 Blok-I · re-entered December 26, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
314th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 996th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 4 launch?
Orlets-1 4 launched on December 22, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 4?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 4 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 4 reach?
Kosmos-2225, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 319 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).