Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 32
Launched
March 14, 1988
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 14, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,162nd launch, 15th this year and humanity's 3,273rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 82nd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1932, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 270 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 7 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
- 82nd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,162nd launch15th this yearhumanity's 3,273rd orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1932 · NORAD 18957 · 1988-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1932
- Object ID
- 1988-019A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-16 03:32:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06139199 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008798
- Inclination
- 64.9904°
- Ascending node
- 56.899°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.8375°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.8033°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 25
- B*
- 0.00007311
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 debris, 4 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1932 · NORAD 18957 · 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
64th launch from 90, 1st this year · 855th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-A 32 launch?
US-A 32 launched on March 14, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 32?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 32 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 32 reach?
Kosmos-1932, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 270 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).