Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 15
Launched
September 18, 1977
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 18, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,154th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 2,009th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 257 × 271 km orbit inclined 65.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 34th Tsiklon-2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,154th launch74th this yearhumanity's 2,009th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-954 · NORAD 10361 · 1977-090 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-090A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-19 13:32:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0646534 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010652
- Inclination
- 64.9832°
- Ascending node
- 235.6305°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.7087°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.8632°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-954 · NORAD 10361 · re-entered January 24, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16th launch from 90, 5th this year · 497th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1 day 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 15 launch?
US-A 15 launched on September 18, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 15?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 15 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 15 reach?
It reached a 257 × 271 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).