Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 2
Launched
November 2, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 2, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 782nd launch, 70th this year and humanity's 1,513th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-606, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 662 × 39,310 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 48th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 782nd launch70th this yearhumanity's 1,513th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-606 · NORAD 6916 · 1973-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 606
- Object ID
- 1973-084A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-02 02:25:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02887058 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7331645
- Inclination
- 62.9079°
- Ascending node
- 187.3344°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.3107°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7229°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-606 · NORAD 6916 · in orbit
Molniya-M No. 116 Blok-I · re-entered January 6, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered June 29, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
109th launch from 41/1, 16th this year · 323rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 2 launch?
US-K 2 launched on November 2, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 2?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 2 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 2 reach?
Kosmos-606, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 662 × 39,310 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).