Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 17
Launched
October 24, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 24, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,435th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 2,370th orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1217, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 602 × 40,139 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 13 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
- 116th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,435th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 2,370th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1217 · NORAD 12032 · 1980-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1217
- Object ID
- 1980-085A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-24 12:06:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98529422 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7392471
- Inclination
- 62.9135°
- Ascending node
- 146.2237°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.0704°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.69°
- 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
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 9 debris, 1 component; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1217 · NORAD 12032 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-548 Blok-I · re-entered November 17, 1980
Blok-2BL 55-638 · re-entered November 26, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
189th launch from 41/1, 21st this year · 776th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 17 launch?
US-K 17 launched on October 24, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 17?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 17 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 17 reach?
Kosmos-1217, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 602 × 40,139 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).