Russian Space ForcesRokot/Briz-K175/58, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
RS-15 Radio-ROSTO
Launched
December 26, 1994
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
RS-15 Radio-ROSTO launched on a Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-K from 175/58, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 26, 1994. It was Russian Space Forces's 41st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 3,957th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Rokot/Briz-K flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Radio-ROSTO, one of 27 catalogued objects, from December 30, 1994, was 1,889 × 2,170 km inclined 64.8°. 27 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-K · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Rokot/Briz-K flightRussian Space Forces's 41st launch11th this yearhumanity's 3,957th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Radio-ROSTO · NORAD 23439 · 1994-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RADIO ROSTO
- Object ID
- 1994-085A
- Epoch
- 1994-12-30 06:35:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 11.27521472 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0167169
- Inclination
- 64.8148°
- Ascending node
- 168.1566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 291.1911°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.125°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 39
- B*
- -0.05531
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
27 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 25 debris; 23 still in orbit
- Radio-ROSTO · NORAD 23439 · in orbit
Briz-K No. 45004 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radio-ROSTO, also known as RS 15, was a small amateur radio satellite launched on the maiden orbital flight of the Rokot-K booster.
Pad
175/58, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 175/58, 1st this year · 1,047th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did RS-15 Radio-ROSTO launch?
RS-15 Radio-ROSTO launched on December 26, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RS-15 Radio-ROSTO?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RS-15 Radio-ROSTO?
Rokot/Briz-K, flown by Russian Space Forces. Rokot/Briz-K spec sheet
Where did RS-15 Radio-ROSTO launch from?
175/58, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did RS-15 Radio-ROSTO reach?
The tracked orbit of Radio-ROSTO, one of 27 catalogued objects, from December 30, 1994, was 1,889 × 2,170 km inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did RS-15 Radio-ROSTO launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).