Soviet Space ProgramUR-50081/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Proton 1
Launched
July 16, 1965
Image: Gunter's Space Page
Summary
Proton 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program UR-500 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 16, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 133rd launch, 25th this year and humanity's 455th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st UR-500 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Proton, one of 4 catalogued objects, from July 23, 1965, was 182 × 608 km inclined 63.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- UR-500 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st UR-500 flightSoviet Space Program's 133rd launch25th this yearhumanity's 455th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Proton · NORAD 1466 · 1965-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-054A
- Epoch
- 1965-07-23 06:19:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59884018 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0314726
- Inclination
- 63.4508°
- Ascending node
- 111.0102°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.4363°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.8023°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 106
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Proton · NORAD 1466 · re-entered October 11, 1965
UR-500 No. 207 Stage 2 · re-entered September 18, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 105th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Proton 1 launch?
Proton 1 launched on July 16, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Proton 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Proton 1?
UR-500, flown by Soviet Space Program. UR-500 spec sheet
Where did Proton 1 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Proton 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Proton, one of 4 catalogued objects, from July 23, 1965, was 182 × 608 km inclined 63.5°.
How many satellites did Proton 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).