Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 36
Launched
August 2, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 2, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,822nd launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 2,854th orbital launch attempt. It was the 161st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1586, one of 4 catalogued objects, from August 5, 1984, was 612 × 39,721 km inclined 63.0°. 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
- 161st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,822nd launch63rd this yearhumanity's 2,854th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1586 · NORAD 15147 · 1984-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1586
- Object ID
- 1984-079A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-05 20:51:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0082057 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7368651
- Inclination
- 62.998°
- Ascending node
- 29.6695°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.273°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4997°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- 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-1586 · NORAD 15147 · re-entered January 6, 2016
Molniya-M 32-667 Blok-I · re-entered September 19, 1984
Blok-2BL · re-entered November 6, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
32nd launch from 16/2, 9th this year · 1,009th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 36 launch?
US-K 36 launched on August 2, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 36?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 36 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 36 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1586, one of 4 catalogued objects, from August 5, 1984, was 612 × 39,721 km inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 36 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).