5 Jan 1987 01:20 UTC

Meteor-2 15

About this launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe

Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Rocket and boosterTsiklon-3

MissionEarth Science · LEO

Earth Science · LEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites

Object	Type	Orbit	Globe
METEOR 2-15 1987-001A	Payload	935 × 955 km · 82.5°	Globe
SL-14 R/B 1987-001B	Rocket body	939 × 956 km · 82.5°	Globe
METEOR 2-15 DEB 1987-001C	Debris	869 × 880 km · 82.5°	Globe

COSPAR ID 1987-001. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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