Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz 11A511L31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
T2K 2
Launched
February 26, 1971
Summary
T2K 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A511L from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 26, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 551st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,189th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Soyuz 11A511L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-398, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 264 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 11A511L · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Soyuz 11A511L flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 551st launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,189th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-398 · NORAD 4966 · 1971-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 398
- Object ID
- 1971-016A
- Epoch
- 1971-02-26 21:13:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18482399 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050239
- Inclination
- 51.5982°
- Ascending node
- 238.4784°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.6426°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.997°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-398 · NORAD 4966 · re-entered December 10, 1995
Soyuz-L No. 015 Blok-I · re-entered March 1, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Uncrewed lunar lander prototype without landing legs.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
111th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 316th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did T2K 2 launch?
T2K 2 launched on February 26, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch T2K 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched T2K 2?
Soyuz 11A511L, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz 11A511L spec sheet
Where did T2K 2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did T2K 2 reach?
Kosmos-398, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 264 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did T2K 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).