Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 18
Launched
November 27, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 27, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,443rd launch, 81st this year and humanity's 2,380th orbital launch attempt. It was the 118th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1223, one of 5 catalogued objects, from November 30, 1980, was 611 × 40,196 km inclined 62.9°. 5 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
- 118th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,443rd launch81st this yearhumanity's 2,380th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1223 · NORAD 12078 · 1980-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1223
- Object ID
- 1980-095A
- Epoch
- 1980-11-30 11:23:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98162102 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7392235
- Inclination
- 62.8684°
- Ascending node
- 340.871°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.0627°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7463°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1223 · NORAD 12078 · in orbit
Molniya-M 55-536 Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 1980
Blok-2BL No. 32 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
193rd launch from 41/1, 25th this year · 781st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 18 launch?
US-K 18 launched on November 27, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 18?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 18 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 18 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1223, one of 5 catalogued objects, from November 30, 1980, was 611 × 40,196 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).