Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 30
Launched
July 8, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 8, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,712th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 2,717th orbital launch attempt. It was the 150th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1481, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 649 × 39,206 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 12 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
- 150th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,712th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 2,717th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1481 · NORAD 14182 · 1983-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1481
- Object ID
- 1983-070A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-10 07:56:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03564271 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.733058
- Inclination
- 62.915°
- Ascending node
- 166.099°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.9461°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6493°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 7 debris, 2 components; 9 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1481 · NORAD 14182 · in orbit
Molniya-M 54-647 Blok-I · re-entered August 21, 1983
Blok-2BL 29-653 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
150th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 939th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
205 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 30 launch?
US-K 30 launched on July 8, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 30?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 30 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 30 reach?
Kosmos-1481, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 649 × 39,206 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).