Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 5
Launched
October 22, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 22, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,059th launch, 80th this year and humanity's 1,891st orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-862, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 39,441 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 16 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
- 78th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,059th launch80th this yearhumanity's 1,891st orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-862 · NORAD 9495 · 1976-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 16 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 862
- Object ID
- 1976-105A
- Epoch
- 1976-10-22 10:24:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02866577 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7380201
- Inclination
- 62.8181°
- Ascending node
- 118.8196°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.9509°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6357°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
16 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 10 debris, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- Kosmos-862 · NORAD 9495 · in orbit
Molniya-M 26-600 Blok-I · re-entered December 27, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered November 16, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
86th launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 510th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 5 launch?
US-K 5 launched on October 22, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 5?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 5 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 5 reach?
Kosmos-862, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 39,441 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).