Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 41
Launched
August 12, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 12, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,914th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 2,976th orbital launch attempt. It was the 173rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1675, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 39,468 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 173rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,914th launch58th this yearhumanity's 2,976th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1675 · NORAD 15952 · 1985-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1675
- Object ID
- 1985-071A
- Epoch
- 1985-08-12 16:21:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02361871 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7361456
- Inclination
- 62.8232°
- Ascending node
- 137.8905°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.0188°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6985°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1675 · NORAD 15952 · in orbit
Molniya-M 32-664 Blok-I · re-entered October 23, 1985
Blok-2BL 24-658 · re-entered August 23, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41st launch from 16/2, 6th this year · 1,066th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 41 launch?
US-K 41 launched on August 12, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 41?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 41 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 41 reach?
Kosmos-1675, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 39,468 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).