Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan 36 to 38
Launched
May 19, 1990
Summary
Uragan 36 to 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 19, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,344th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 3,523rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-2079, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 19,119 × 19,142 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 9 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
- 39th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,344th launch28th this yearhumanity's 3,523rd orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2079 · NORAD 20619 · 1990-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
- Object ID
- 1990-045A
- Epoch
- 1990-05-19 18:37:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13178672 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004476
- Inclination
- 64.8763°
- Ascending node
- 39.9674°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.4437°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.5641°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 2 debris, 2 components; 8 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2079 · NORAD 20619 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2080 · NORAD 20620 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2081 · NORAD 20621 · in orbit
Proton-K 350-01 Stage 3 · re-entered May 19, 1990
Blok DM-2 No. 37L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61st launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 931st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
168 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan 36 to 38 launch?
Uragan 36 to 38 launched on May 19, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan 36 to 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan 36 to 38?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan 36 to 38 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan 36 to 38 reach?
Kosmos-2079, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 19,119 × 19,142 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Uragan 36 to 38 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan 36 to 38 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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