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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Potok 1
Launched
May 17, 1982
Summary
Potok 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 17, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,589th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 2,563rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Proton-K/DM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-1366, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,810 × 35,810 km orbit inclined 1.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,589th launch38th this yearhumanity's 2,563rd orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1366 · NORAD 13177 · 1982-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1366
- Object ID
- 1982-044A
- Epoch
- 1982-05-18 14:12:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00213127 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000011
- Inclination
- 1.5005°
- Ascending node
- 178.9206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 27.9687°
- Mean anomaly
- 332.8053°
- 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: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1366 · NORAD 13177 · in orbit
Proton-K 310-02 Stage 3 · re-entered May 19, 1982
Blok DM No. 28L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary military relay satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 628th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Potok 1 launch?
Potok 1 launched on May 17, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Potok 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Potok 1?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Potok 1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Potok 1 reach?
Kosmos-1366, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,810 × 35,810 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Potok 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).