Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Zenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-2 2
Launched
September 25, 2000
Image: NASA
Summary
Orlets-2 2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 25, 2000. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 106th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,425th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Zenit-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2372, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 361 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 8 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
- 33rd Zenit-2 flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 106th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,425th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2372 · NORAD 26538 · 2000-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2372
- Object ID
- 2000-056A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-25 11:33:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9813985 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0110919
- Inclination
- 64.9652°
- Ascending node
- 193.0943°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.1237°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.4507°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2372 · NORAD 26538 · deorbited April 20, 2001
Zenit-2 No. 16NI Stage 2 · re-entered October 11, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Orlets-2 or Yenisey was an improved Orlets-1 film return reconnaissance satellite with 22 small return capsules.
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32nd launch from 45/1, 2nd this year · 1,161st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
235 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-2 2 launch?
Orlets-2 2 launched on September 25, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-2 2?
Zenit-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Orlets-2 2 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-2 2 reach?
Kosmos-2372, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 361 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Orlets-2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).