Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 10
Launched
September 6, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 6, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,240th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 2,131st orbital launch attempt. It was the 98th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1030, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 617 × 40,135 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 16 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 98th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,240th launch58th this yearhumanity's 2,131st orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1030 · NORAD 11015 · 1978-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 16 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1030
- Object ID
- 1978-083A
- Epoch
- 1978-09-06 16:07:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98463414 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7387295
- Inclination
- 62.7812°
- Ascending node
- 340.8852°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.0584°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.387°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
16 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 12 debris, 1 component; 9 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1030 · NORAD 11015 · re-entered August 17, 2004
Molniya-M 38-507 Blok-I · re-entered October 8, 1978
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
123rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 9th this year · 630th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 10 launch?
US-K 10 launched on September 6, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 10?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 10 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 10 reach?
Kosmos-1030, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 617 × 40,135 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).