Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 22
Launched
August 4, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 4, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,510th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 2,464th orbital launch attempt. It was the 128th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1285, one of 28 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 40,214 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 28 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
- 128th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,510th launch59th this yearhumanity's 2,464th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1285 · NORAD 12627 · 1981-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 28 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1285
- Object ID
- 1981-071A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-04 01:26:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98021042 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7390646
- Inclination
- 62.8727°
- Ascending node
- 265.4558°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.1138°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.0106°
- 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
28 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 24 debris, 1 component; 26 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1285 · NORAD 12627 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-522 Blok-I · re-entered September 1, 1981
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 821st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
165 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 22 launch?
US-K 22 launched on August 4, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 22?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 22 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 22 reach?
Kosmos-1285, one of 28 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 40,214 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).