Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 29
Launched
April 25, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 25, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,689th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 2,685th orbital launch attempt. It was the 148th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1456, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 39,464 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 9 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
- 148th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,689th launch30th this yearhumanity's 2,685th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1456 · NORAD 14034 · 1983-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1456
- Object ID
- 1983-038A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-25 20:46:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02248723 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7353499
- Inclination
- 62.9158°
- Ascending node
- 96.1208°
- Arg. of perigee
- 319.6598°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.3736°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1456 · NORAD 14034 · re-entered May 11, 1998
Molniya-M 49-646 Blok-I · re-entered May 31, 1983
Blok-2BL 29-652 · re-entered September 8, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17th launch from 16/2, 4th this year · 926th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 29 launch?
US-K 29 launched on April 25, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 29?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 29 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 29 reach?
Kosmos-1456, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 39,464 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).