Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 7
Launched
May 15, 1974
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 823rd launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,569th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-651, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 5 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
- 15th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 823rd launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,569th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-651 · NORAD 7291 · 1974-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 651
- Object ID
- 1974-029A
- Epoch
- 1974-05-15 08:49:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0637401 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015928
- Inclination
- 64.9656°
- Ascending node
- 19.8273°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.6551°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.2786°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 debris, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-651 · NORAD 7291 · 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
13th launch from 90/19, 1st this year · 395th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 7 launch?
US-A 7 launched on May 15, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 7?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 7 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 7 reach?
Kosmos-651, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).