Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 32
Launched
March 6, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 6, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,775th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,799th orbital launch attempt. It was the 156th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1541, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 39,390 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
- 156th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,775th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,799th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1541 · NORAD 14790 · 1984-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1541
- Object ID
- 1984-024A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-06 18:22:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02803749 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7357136
- Inclination
- 62.917°
- Ascending node
- 11.5788°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.3021°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6981°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1541 · NORAD 14790 · in orbit
Molniya-M 54-649 Blok-I · re-entered April 6, 1984
Blok-ML · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 980th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 32 launch?
US-K 32 launched on March 6, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 32?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 32 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 32 reach?
Kosmos-1541, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 39,390 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).