NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Meteor-2 n°6

Launch Time
Wed Oct 31, 1979 09:25 UTC

Rocket

Vostok-2M
RVSN USSR
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,570 kN
Payload to LEO: 5,100 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 38.76 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.58 m
Fairing Height: 7.14 m

Mission Details

Meteor-2 n°6

It is a satellite of the Meteor-2 constellation. The constellation is used to study atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, and to collect data on moisture, radiation, ice pack conditions, snow cover, and clouds.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,200.0 kg
Polar Orbit

Location

Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Stats

1979

99th orbital launch attempt

Vostok-2

114th mission
7th mission of 1979
103rd successful mission
39th consecutive successful mission