Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 45
Launched
November 9, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 9, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,942nd launch, 86th this year and humanity's 3,013th orbital launch attempt. It was the 181st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1701, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 39,311 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
- 181st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,942nd launch86th this yearhumanity's 3,013th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1701 · NORAD 16235 · 1985-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1701
- Object ID
- 1985-105A
- Epoch
- 1985-11-09 09:38:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03130033 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7345788
- Inclination
- 63.0334°
- Ascending node
- 124.5671°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1454°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.679°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1701 · NORAD 16235 · re-entered May 11, 2001
Molniya-M 56-681 Blok-I · re-entered January 11, 1986
Blok-2BL No. 66 · re-entered January 11, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
275th launch from 41/1, 13th this year · 1,083rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 45 launch?
US-K 45 launched on November 9, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 45?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 45 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 45 reach?
Kosmos-1701, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 619 × 39,311 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).