Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 15
Launched
June 14, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 14, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,403rd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,334th orbital launch attempt. It was the 112th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1188, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 40,176 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 11 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
- 112th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,403rd launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,334th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1188 · NORAD 11844 · 1980-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1188
- Object ID
- 1980-050A
- Epoch
- 1980-06-14 09:57:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98374438 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7397103
- Inclination
- 62.9221°
- Ascending node
- 166.4205°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1723°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4972°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 7 debris, 1 component; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1188 · NORAD 11844 · re-entered May 24, 2013
Molniya-M 25-527 Blok-I · re-entered July 17, 1980
Blok-L No. 34 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
114th launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 752nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 15 launch?
US-K 15 launched on June 14, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 15?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 15 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 15 reach?
Kosmos-1188, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 40,176 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).