Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 28
Launched
September 22, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 22, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,637th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 2,618th orbital launch attempt. It was the 143rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1409, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 39,370 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 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
- 143rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,637th launch86th this yearhumanity's 2,618th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1409 · NORAD 13585 · 1982-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1409
- Object ID
- 1982-095A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-22 07:35:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02774024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7347719
- Inclination
- 63.0341°
- Ascending node
- 45.9359°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.257°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6561°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1409 · NORAD 13585 · re-entered June 8, 2009
Molniya-M 53-639 Blok-I · re-entered October 17, 1982
Blok-2BL 23-648 · re-entered July 2, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12th launch from 16/2, 9th this year · 898th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 28 launch?
US-K 28 launched on September 22, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 28?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 28 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 28 reach?
Kosmos-1409, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 39,370 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).