Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 49
Launched
October 3, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 3, 1986. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,023rd launch, 67th this year and humanity's 3,109th orbital launch attempt. It was the 190th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 5 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
- 190th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,023rd launch67th this yearhumanity's 3,109th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1783 · NORAD 16993 · re-entered October 30, 2024
Molniya-M 11-694 Blok-I · re-entered November 22, 1986
Blok-2BL 31-671 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
282nd launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 1,133rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-K 49 launch?
US-K 49 launched on October 3, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 49?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 49 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was US-K 49 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did US-K 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).