Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 3
Launched
December 25, 1971
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 25, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 629th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 1,303rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-469, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 275 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 11th Tsiklon-2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 629th launch88th this yearhumanity's 1,303rd orbital launch attempt132nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-469 · NORAD 5721 · 1971-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 469
- Object ID
- 1971-117A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-25 15:49:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06594086 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001766
- Inclination
- 64.9288°
- Ascending node
- 299.9341°
- Arg. of perigee
- 314.9723°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.9965°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-469 · NORAD 5721 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.
Pad
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10th launch from 90/19, 2nd this year · 343rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
267 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-A 3 launch?
US-A 3 launched on December 25, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 3?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 3 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 3 reach?
Kosmos-469, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 275 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did US-A 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).