Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 4
Launched
January 30, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 30, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 892nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 1,658th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-706, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 39,461 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 59th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 892nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 1,658th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-706 · NORAD 7625 · 1975-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 706
- Object ID
- 1975-007A
- Epoch
- 1975-01-30 04:23:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0229091 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7354659
- Inclination
- 62.8401°
- Ascending node
- 304.5813°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.8582°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.1214°
- 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-706 · NORAD 7625 · in orbit
Molniya-M 31-574 Blok-I · re-entered April 4, 1975
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
123rd launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 399th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 4 launch?
US-K 4 launched on January 30, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 4?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 4 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 4 reach?
Kosmos-706, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 39,461 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).