Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 20
Launched
May 14, 1982
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 14, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,587th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 2,561st orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1365, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 276 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 54th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,587th launch36th this yearhumanity's 2,561st orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1365 · NORAD 13175 · 1982-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1365
- Object ID
- 1982-043A
- Epoch
- 1982-05-14 20:48:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03571856 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006986
- Inclination
- 64.984°
- Ascending node
- 199.0676°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.4544°
- Mean anomaly
- 42.6083°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 debris, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1365 · NORAD 13175 · 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
36th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 627th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 20 launch?
US-A 20 launched on May 14, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 20?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 20 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 20 reach?
Kosmos-1365, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 276 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).