Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 24
Launched
March 3, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 3, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,564th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,533rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 135th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1341, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 39,251 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 6 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
- 135th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,564th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,533rd orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1341 · NORAD 13080 · 1982-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1341
- Object ID
- 1982-016A
- Epoch
- 1982-03-03 06:57:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03404778 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7338724
- Inclination
- 62.8931°
- Ascending node
- 196.3331°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.0691°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.5855°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1341 · NORAD 13080 · in orbit
Molniya-M 23-618 Blok-I · re-entered March 27, 1982
Blok-2BL No. 44 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6th launch from 16/2, 3rd this year · 857th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 24 launch?
US-K 24 launched on March 3, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 24?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 24 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 24 reach?
Kosmos-1341, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 39,251 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).