Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan 14 to 16
Launched
September 16, 1986
Summary
Uragan 14 to 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 16, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,020th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 3,105th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1778, one of 8 catalogued objects, from September 24, 1986, was 19,123 × 19,150 km inclined 64.8°. 8 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
- 11th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,020th launch64th this yearhumanity's 3,105th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1778 · NORAD 16961 · 1986-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
- Object ID
- 1986-071A
- Epoch
- 1986-09-24 22:34:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13106341 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005238
- Inclination
- 64.8251°
- Ascending node
- 204.4321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.0269°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.8352°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1778 · NORAD 16961 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1779 · NORAD 16962 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1780 · NORAD 16963 · in orbit
Proton-K 336-01 Stage 3 · re-entered September 16, 1986
Blok DM-2 No. 10L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
41st launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 790th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
98 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan 14 to 16 launch?
Uragan 14 to 16 launched on September 16, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan 14 to 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan 14 to 16?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan 14 to 16 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan 14 to 16 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1778, one of 8 catalogued objects, from September 24, 1986, was 19,123 × 19,150 km inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Uragan 14 to 16 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan 14 to 16 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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