Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 17
Launched
March 5, 1981
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 5, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,469th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,413th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1249, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 278 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 21 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
- 45th Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,469th launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,413th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1249 · NORAD 12319 · 1981-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1249
- Object ID
- 1981-021A
- Epoch
- 1981-03-05 20:58:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06373268 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021932
- Inclination
- 65.0092°
- Ascending node
- 110.061°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.0174°
- Mean anomaly
- 84.8494°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
21 catalogued: 1 payload, 17 debris, 3 components; 19 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1249 · NORAD 12319 · in orbit
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
27th launch from 90, 2nd this year · 583rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 17 launch?
US-A 17 launched on March 5, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 17?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 17 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 17 reach?
Kosmos-1249, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 278 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).