Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 11
Launched
June 27, 1979
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 27, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,320th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 2,232nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 104th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1109, one of 23 catalogued objects, from June 30, 1979, was 620 × 40,066 km inclined 62.9°. 23 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
- 104th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,320th launch47th this yearhumanity's 2,232nd orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1109 · NORAD 11417 · 1979-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 23 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1109
- Object ID
- 1979-058A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-30 00:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98838326 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7382996
- Inclination
- 62.903°
- Ascending node
- 137.677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.214°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.505°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
23 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 19 debris, 1 component; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1109 · NORAD 11417 · in orbit
Molniya-M 38-512 Blok-I · re-entered July 26, 1979
Blok-L · re-entered January 4, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
163rd launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 689th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 11 launch?
US-K 11 launched on June 27, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 11?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 11 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 11 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1109, one of 23 catalogued objects, from June 30, 1979, was 620 × 40,066 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).