Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 26
Launched
May 20, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 20, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,590th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 2,564th orbital launch attempt. It was the 138th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1367, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 586 × 39,313 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 5 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
- 138th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,590th launch39th this yearhumanity's 2,564th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1367 · NORAD 13205 · 1982-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1367
- Object ID
- 1982-045A
- Epoch
- 1982-05-20 02:30:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03310287 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7356895
- Inclination
- 62.859°
- Ascending node
- 25.0427°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.9372°
- Mean anomaly
- 3.7936°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1367 · NORAD 13205 · in orbit
Molniya-M 53-624 Blok-I · re-entered June 17, 1982
Blok-L 23-646 · re-entered January 18, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
223rd launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 873rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 26 launch?
US-K 26 launched on May 20, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 26?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 26 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 26 reach?
Kosmos-1367, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 586 × 39,313 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).