Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 24
Launched
June 29, 1984
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,812th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 2,844th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1579, one of 36 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 274 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 36 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
- 63rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,812th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 2,844th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1579 · NORAD 15085 · 1984-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 36 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1579
- Object ID
- 1984-069A
- Epoch
- 1984-06-29 01:47:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05776431 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012906
- Inclination
- 65.0002°
- Ascending node
- 319.017°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.6853°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.2922°
- 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
36 catalogued: 1 payload, 32 debris, 3 components; 34 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1579 · NORAD 15085 · 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
45th launch from 90, 2nd this year · 713th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 24 launch?
US-A 24 launched on June 29, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 24?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 24 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 24 reach?
Kosmos-1579, one of 36 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 274 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).