Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 31
Launched
December 28, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 28, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,758th launch, 99th this year and humanity's 2,774th orbital launch attempt. It was the 155th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1518, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 592 × 39,341 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 155th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,758th launch99th this yearhumanity's 2,774th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1518 · NORAD 14587 · 1983-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1518
- Object ID
- 1983-126A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-28 05:00:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03114027 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7356086
- Inclination
- 62.9045°
- Ascending node
- 102.4559°
- Arg. of perigee
- 320.0257°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4404°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1518 · NORAD 14587 · re-entered September 19, 1998
Molniya-M 39-642 Blok-I · re-entered February 8, 1984
Blok-2BL 23-649 · re-entered September 2, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23rd launch from 16/2, 10th this year · 969th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 31 launch?
US-K 31 launched on December 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 31?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 31 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 31 reach?
Kosmos-1518, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 592 × 39,341 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).