Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 48
Launched
August 28, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 28, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,015th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 3,099th orbital launch attempt. It was the 188th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1774, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 606 × 39,243 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 188th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,015th launch59th this yearhumanity's 3,099th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1774 · NORAD 16922 · 1986-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1774
- Object ID
- 1986-065A
- Epoch
- 1986-08-28 09:15:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03602851 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7346802
- Inclination
- 62.9256°
- Ascending node
- 46.4458°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.3759°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4854°
- 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-1774 · NORAD 16922 · re-entered November 2, 2010
Molniya-M 21-687 Blok-I · re-entered October 22, 1986
Blok-2BL 11-669 · re-entered December 28, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
54th launch from 16/2, 7th this year · 1,128th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 48 launch?
US-K 48 launched on August 28, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 48?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 48 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 48 reach?
Kosmos-1774, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 606 × 39,243 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).