Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 8
Launched
May 17, 1974
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 17, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 826th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,572nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-654, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 274 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
- 16th Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 826th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,572nd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-654 · NORAD 7297 · 1974-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 654
- Object ID
- 1974-032A
- Epoch
- 1974-05-17 14:11:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0639475 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015462
- Inclination
- 65.0132°
- Ascending node
- 11.699°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.9418°
- Mean anomaly
- 99.9959°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.00063638
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, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-654 · NORAD 7297 · 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
14th launch from 90/19, 2nd this year · 397th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1 day 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 8 launch?
US-A 8 launched on May 17, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 8?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 8 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 8 reach?
Kosmos-654, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 274 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).