Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 37
Launched
September 7, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 7, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,834th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 2,871st orbital launch attempt. It was the 164th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1596, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 610 × 39,236 km orbit 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
- 164th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,834th launch75th this yearhumanity's 2,871st orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1596 · NORAD 15267 · 1984-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1596
- Object ID
- 1984-096A
- Epoch
- 1984-09-07 20:25:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03615184 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7345006
- Inclination
- 62.966°
- Ascending node
- 224.7977°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.1109°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7851°
- 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-1596 · NORAD 15267 · in orbit
Molniya-M 54-651 Blok-I · re-entered October 25, 1984
Blok-2BL No. 51 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34th launch from 16/2, 11th this year · 1,017th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 37 launch?
US-K 37 launched on September 7, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 37?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 37 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 37 reach?
Kosmos-1596, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 610 × 39,236 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).