Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 25
Launched
April 7, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 7, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,575th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 2,547th orbital launch attempt. It was the 137th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1348, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 39,324 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 14 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
- 137th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,575th launch24th this yearhumanity's 2,547th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1348 · NORAD 13124 · 1982-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1348
- Object ID
- 1982-029A
- Epoch
- 1982-04-07 14:54:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03188077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7353917
- Inclination
- 62.8487°
- Ascending node
- 350.6648°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.802°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.9187°
- 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
14 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 10 debris, 1 component; 12 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1348 · NORAD 13124 · in orbit
Molniya-M 23-621 Blok-I · re-entered May 5, 1982
Blok-L 37-645 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8th launch from 16/2, 5th this year · 865th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 25 launch?
US-K 25 launched on April 7, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 25?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 25 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 25 reach?
Kosmos-1348, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 39,324 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).