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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U-PVB31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 8
Launched
September 14, 2006
Summary
Orlets-1 8 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U-PVB from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 14, 2006. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 158th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,793rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 69th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2423, one of 33 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 324 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 33 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
- 69th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 158th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,793rd orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2423 · NORAD 29402 · 2006-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 33 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2423
- Object ID
- 2006-039A
- Epoch
- 2006-09-14 15:02:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11025869 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0110709
- Inclination
- 64.9351°
- Ascending node
- 234.3517°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.3173°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.9569°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
33 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 30 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2423 · NORAD 29402 · deorbited November 17, 2006
Soyuz-U-PVB 41-490 Blok-I · re-entered September 19, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
338th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,261st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
260 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 8 launch?
Orlets-1 8 launched on September 14, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 8?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 8 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 8 reach?
Kosmos-2423, one of 33 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 324 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).