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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U-PVB31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 7
Launched
August 12, 2003
Summary
Orlets-1 7 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U-PVB from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 12, 2003. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 130th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,611th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2399, one of 28 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 318 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 28 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 63rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 130th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,611th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2399 · NORAD 27856 · 2003-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2399
- Object ID
- 2003-035A
- Epoch
- 2003-08-12 17:10:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11751336 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103518
- Inclination
- 64.9524°
- Ascending node
- 211.1961°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.7759°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.5014°
- 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
28 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 25 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2399 · NORAD 27856 · broke up December 9, 2003
- Spuskaemaya Kapsula · NORAD 28086 · re-entered November 30, 2003
Soyuz-U-PVB 82-575 Blok-I · re-entered August 16, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
332nd launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,208th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 7 launch?
Orlets-1 7 launched on August 12, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 7?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 7 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 7 reach?
Kosmos-2399, one of 28 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 318 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).