Meteor-1 1

Satellite. Meteor-1 1 was launched on March 26, 1969 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 26, 2012).

COSPAR 1969-029ANORAD 3835Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Meteor
Common name: Meteor-1 1
Payload designation: Meteor (M) No. 12L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F614M No. Yu210-01-12:RA
International designator: 1969-029A
NORAD catalog number: 3835
GCAT identifier: S03835
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.206

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Defense
Program: Meteor C
Owner: TsUKOS
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus): Meteor

Launch

Date: March 26, 1969 · 12:30 UTC
Launch record: 1969-029Success
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 633 km
Apogee: 680 km
Inclination: 81.20°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 26, 2012
Last known active: Mar 26, 1970
End of operations: Mar 26, 1970

Size

Mass: 1,280 kg
Dry mass: 1,280 kg
Length: 4.5 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 4.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14289696 (CC0).