Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan 29 to 31
Launched
September 16, 1988
Summary
Uragan 29 to 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 16, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,218th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 3,342nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-1970, one of 86 catalogued objects, reached a 19,129 × 19,137 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 86 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space ProgramGLONASS
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,218th launch71st this yearhumanity's 3,342nd orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1970 · NORAD 19501 · 1988-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 86 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
- Object ID
- 1988-085A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-17 16:48:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.1315516 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001627
- Inclination
- 64.87°
- Ascending node
- 60.4569°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.5309°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.307°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
86 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 78 debris, 3 components; 12 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1970 · NORAD 19501 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1971 · NORAD 19502 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1972 · NORAD 19503 · in orbit
Proton-K 349-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 16, 1988
Blok DM-2 No. 43L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48th launch from 200/39 (200L), 7th this year · 884th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan 29 to 31 launch?
Uragan 29 to 31 launched on September 16, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan 29 to 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan 29 to 31?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan 29 to 31 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan 29 to 31 reach?
Kosmos-1970, one of 86 catalogued objects, reached a 19,129 × 19,137 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Uragan 29 to 31 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan 29 to 31 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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