Makeyev Rocket Design BureauShtil'-1Novomoskovsk (K-407), Sea Launch
Tubsat-N & N1
Launched
July 7, 1998
Summary
Tubsat-N & N1 launched on a Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau Shtil'-1 from Novomoskovsk (K-407), Sea Launch on July 7, 1998. It was Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,250th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Shtil'-1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tubsat-N, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 784 km orbit inclined 78.9°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Shtil'-1 · Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Shtil'-1 flightMakeyev Rocket Design Bureau's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,250th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tubsat-N · NORAD 25389 · 1998-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TUBSAT N
- Object ID
- 1998-042A
- Epoch
- 1998-07-07 04:35:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.9301365 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0269872
- Inclination
- 78.9162°
- Ascending node
- 337.021°
- Arg. of perigee
- 117.9354°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.9458°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Tubsat-N · NORAD 25389 · re-entered April 22, 2002
- Tubsat-N1 · NORAD 25390 · re-entered October 21, 2000
- Shtil'-1 Nose Cone · NORAD 25391 · re-entered May 8, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
TUBSAT-N and Tubsat-N1 are two nanosatellites, which were launched on the 7th of July 1998 as a satellite cluster from a submarine with a russian Shtil-1 rocket in the Barents Sea. All systems are working well and the satellites are in a excellent overall condition. The satellites were separated in orbit via telecommand. Both satellites were developed at the Technical University of Berlin and the complete project was financed by DLR.
Pad
Novomoskovsk (K-407), Sea Launch
1st launch from Novomoskovsk (K-407), 1st this year · 1st from Sea Launch
1 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tubsat-N & N1 launch?
Tubsat-N & N1 launched on July 7, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tubsat-N & N1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tubsat-N & N1?
Shtil'-1, flown by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. Shtil'-1 spec sheet
Where did Tubsat-N & N1 launch from?
Novomoskovsk (K-407), Sea Launch.
What orbit did Tubsat-N & N1 reach?
Tubsat-N, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 784 km orbit inclined 78.9°.
How many satellites did Tubsat-N & N1 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).