Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 19
Launched
February 19, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 19, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,467th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,408th orbital launch attempt. It was the 122nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1247, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 39,208 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 12 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
- 122nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,467th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,408th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1247 · NORAD 12303 · 1981-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1247
- Object ID
- 1981-016A
- Epoch
- 1981-02-19 11:13:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03747412 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7341571
- Inclination
- 62.9278°
- Ascending node
- 248.9113°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.1172°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.9264°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 7 debris, 2 components; 8 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1247 · NORAD 12303 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-549 Blok-I · re-entered March 13, 1981
Blok-2BL 55-639 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1st launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 799th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 19 launch?
US-K 19 launched on February 19, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 19?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 19 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 19 reach?
Kosmos-1247, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 39,208 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).