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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 6
Launched
May 15, 1997
Summary
Orlets-1 6 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 1997. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 68th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,143rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 626th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2343, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 299 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 2 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
- 626th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 68th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,143rd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2343 · NORAD 24805 · 1997-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2343
- Object ID
- 1997-024A
- Epoch
- 1997-05-15 12:01:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10880332 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007213
- Inclination
- 64.8595°
- Ascending node
- 91.6376°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.2155°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.6411°
- 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-2343 · NORAD 24805 · broke up September 16, 1997
Soyuz-U 31-168 Blok-I · re-entered May 20, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
323rd launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,087th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
366 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 6 launch?
Orlets-1 6 launched on May 15, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 6 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 6 reach?
Kosmos-2343, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 299 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).