Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 19
Launched
August 24, 1981
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 24, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,518th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,474th orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1299, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 276 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 4 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
- 50th Tsiklon-2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,518th launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,474th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1299 · NORAD 12783 · 1981-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1299
- Object ID
- 1981-081A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-24 17:56:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05463791 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014926
- Inclination
- 64.9416°
- Ascending node
- 256.7183°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.9446°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.004°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1299 · NORAD 12783 · 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
32nd launch from 90, 7th this year · 606th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 19 launch?
US-A 19 launched on August 24, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 19?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 19 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 19 reach?
Kosmos-1299, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 276 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did US-A 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).