Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 1
Launched
October 3, 1970
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 3, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 512th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 1,134th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-367, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 916 × 1,038 km orbit inclined 65.2°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 512th launch59th this yearhumanity's 1,134th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-367 · NORAD 4564 · 1970-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 367
- Object ID
- 1970-079A
- Epoch
- 1970-10-03 18:33:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.78357409 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008265
- Inclination
- 65.2495°
- Ascending node
- 202.4497°
- Arg. of perigee
- 308.7148°
- Mean anomaly
- 50.6495°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-367 · NORAD 4564 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.
Pad
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7th launch from 90/19, 1st this year · 300th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
423 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-A 1 launch?
US-A 1 launched on October 3, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 1?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 1 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 1 reach?
Kosmos-367, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 916 × 1,038 km orbit inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did US-A 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).