Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan 8 & 9
Launched
September 4, 1984
Summary
Uragan 8 & 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 4, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,833rd launch, 74th this year and humanity's 2,870th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-1593, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 19,145 × 19,193 km orbit inclined 64.7°. 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
- 5th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,833rd launch74th this yearhumanity's 2,870th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1593 · NORAD 15259 · 1984-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1593 (GLONASS)
- Object ID
- 1984-095A
- Epoch
- 1984-09-05 05:02:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.12700325 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009348
- Inclination
- 64.74°
- Ascending node
- 230.338°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.095°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.473°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1593 · NORAD 15259 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1594 · NORAD 15260 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1595 · NORAD 15261 · in orbit
Proton-K 320-01 Stage 3 · re-entered September 6, 1984
Blok DM-2 No. 5L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33rd launch from 200/40, 5th this year · 720th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan 8 & 9 launch?
Uragan 8 & 9 launched on September 4, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan 8 & 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan 8 & 9?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan 8 & 9 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan 8 & 9 reach?
Kosmos-1593, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 19,145 × 19,193 km orbit inclined 64.7°.
How many satellites did Uragan 8 & 9 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan 8 & 9 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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