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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 27

Launched

June 25, 1982

Launch Successful

Image: Jonathan Space Report

Summary

US-K 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 25, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,609th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 2,584th orbital launch attempt. It was the 140th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1382, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 39,441 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 7 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
140th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,609th launch58th this yearhumanity's 2,584th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

62.8°Inclination
598 × 39441 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
711.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
259.7°Ascending node
16184 d agoElement epoch1982-06-25 03:40 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1382 · NORAD 13295 · 1982-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1382
Object ID
1982-064A
Epoch
1982-06-25 03:40:44 UTC
Mean motion
2.02505329 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7359307
Inclination
62.8204°
Ascending node
259.7491°
Arg. of perigee
315.9747°
Mean anomaly
5.1312°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
-0.55034

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

7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 debris, 1 component; 5 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1382 · NORAD 13295 · in orbit

Molniya-M 53-626 Blok-I · re-entered August 7, 1982

Blok-L 23-647 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Early warning satellite

Pad

Map of 43/3 (43L)

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

144th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 881st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

16 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did US-K 27 launch?

US-K 27 launched on June 25, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-K 27?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-K 27?

Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet

Where did US-K 27 launch from?

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did US-K 27 reach?

Kosmos-1382, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 39,441 km orbit inclined 62.8°.

How many satellites did US-K 27 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).