Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 35
Launched
July 3, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 35 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 3, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,814th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 2,846th orbital launch attempt. It was the 160th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1581, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 38,934 km orbit inclined 63.1°. 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
- 160th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,814th launch55th this yearhumanity's 2,846th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1581 · NORAD 15095 · 1984-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1581
- Object ID
- 1984-071A
- Epoch
- 1984-07-03 22:43:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05357426 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7327936
- Inclination
- 63.0797°
- Ascending node
- 194.61°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.0824°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7483°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1581 · NORAD 15095 · in orbit
Molniya-M 12-659 Blok-I · re-entered August 31, 1984
Blok-2BL No. 56 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
169th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 1,004th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 35 launch?
US-K 35 launched on July 3, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 35?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 35?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 35 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 35 reach?
Kosmos-1581, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 38,934 km orbit inclined 63.1°.
How many satellites did US-K 35 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).