Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 14
Launched
April 12, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 12, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,383rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,311th orbital launch attempt. It was the 110th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1172, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 40,161 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 110th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,383rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,311th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1172 · NORAD 11758 · 1980-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1172
- Object ID
- 1980-028A
- Epoch
- 1980-04-12 21:30:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98336482 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7389351
- Inclination
- 62.7672°
- Ascending node
- 95.6888°
- Arg. of perigee
- 319.5907°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.3099°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1172 · NORAD 11758 · re-entered December 26, 1997
Molniya-M 25-526 Blok-I · re-entered April 26, 1980
Blok-L 48-633 · re-entered July 13, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
170th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 739th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 14 launch?
US-K 14 launched on April 12, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 14?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 14 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 14 reach?
Kosmos-1172, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 40,161 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).