Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 46
Launched
February 1, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 1, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,965th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,041st orbital launch attempt. It was the 183rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1729, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 39,299 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
- 183rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,965th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,041st orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1729 · NORAD 16527 · 1986-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1729
- Object ID
- 1986-011A
- Epoch
- 1986-02-01 19:24:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03095366 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7339193
- Inclination
- 62.8414°
- Ascending node
- 354.0876°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1279°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6462°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1729 · NORAD 16527 · in orbit
Molniya-M 56-677 Blok-I · re-entered March 24, 1986
Blok-2BL 46-665 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
48th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,101st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 46 launch?
US-K 46 launched on February 1, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 46?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 46 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 46 reach?
Kosmos-1729, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 39,299 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).