Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 13
Launched
February 12, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 12, 1980. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,372nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,296th orbital launch attempt. It was the 109th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 4 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
- 109th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,372nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,296th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1164 · NORAD 11700 · re-entered February 12, 1980
Molniya-M 55-532 Blok-I · re-entered March 10, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
152nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 733rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 13 launch?
US-K 13 launched on February 12, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 13?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 13 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was US-K 13 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did US-K 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).