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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Potok 5
Launched
August 1, 1988
Summary
Potok 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 1, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,205th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 3,323rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-1961, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,231 × 36,391 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,205th launch58th this yearhumanity's 3,323rd orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1961 · NORAD 19344 · 1988-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1961
- Object ID
- 1988-066A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-02 15:51:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98454928 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018775
- Inclination
- 1.4269°
- Ascending node
- 272.7962°
- Arg. of perigee
- 253.0191°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.6678°
- 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-1961 · NORAD 19344 · in orbit
Proton-K 351-01 Stage 3 · re-entered August 4, 1988
Blok DM-2 No. 33L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary military relay satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47th launch from 200/39 (200L), 6th this year · 877th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Potok 5 launch?
Potok 5 launched on August 1, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Potok 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Potok 5?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Potok 5 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Potok 5 reach?
Kosmos-1961, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 36,231 × 36,391 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Potok 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).