Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 16
Launched
July 2, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 2, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,409th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 2,341st orbital launch attempt. It was the 114th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1191, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 605 × 40,136 km orbit inclined 62.6°. 14 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
- 114th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,409th launch47th this yearhumanity's 2,341st orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1191 · NORAD 11871 · 1980-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1191
- Object ID
- 1980-057A
- Epoch
- 1980-07-02 02:06:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98528706 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7391194
- Inclination
- 62.643°
- Ascending node
- 243.3529°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.0979°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.0535°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
14 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 10 debris, 1 component; 12 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1191 · NORAD 11871 · in orbit
Molniya-M 25-529 Blok-I · re-entered August 2, 1980
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
178th launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 756th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 16 launch?
US-K 16 launched on July 2, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 16?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 16 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 16 reach?
Kosmos-1191, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 605 × 40,136 km orbit inclined 62.6°.
How many satellites did US-K 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).