Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 9
Launched
April 2, 1975
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 2, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 905th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,676th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-723, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 18th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 905th launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,676th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-723 · NORAD 7718 · 1975-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 723
- Object ID
- 1975-024A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-02 12:19:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06288066 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015788
- Inclination
- 64.9984°
- Ascending node
- 29.8816°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.1484°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.785°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 5 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-723 · NORAD 7718 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.
Pad
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11th launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 421st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 9 launch?
US-A 9 launched on April 2, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 9?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 9 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-A 9 reach?
Kosmos-723, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-A 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).