Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 22
Launched
August 30, 1982
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 30, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,627th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 2,605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1402, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 3 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
- 57th Tsiklon-2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,627th launch76th this yearhumanity's 2,605th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1402 · NORAD 13441 · 1982-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-084A
- Epoch
- 1982-08-30 11:26:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06823158 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018164
- Inclination
- 65.0125°
- Ascending node
- 164.6534°
- Arg. of perigee
- 241.3482°
- Mean anomaly
- 118.5864°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1402 · NORAD 13441 · re-entered January 23, 1983
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
39th launch from 90, 6th this year · 644th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 22 launch?
US-A 22 launched on August 30, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 22?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 22 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 22 reach?
Kosmos-1402, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).