Meteor-1 8 (21L) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

17 Apr 1971, 11:44am

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Pad

43/4 (43R)

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Vostok 8A92M

Mission

Meteor-1 8 (21L)

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:55pm UTC

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