Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785)
Launched
October 15, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785) launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 15, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,026th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 3,113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 191st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1785, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 39,252 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
- 191st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,026th launch70th this yearhumanity's 3,113th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1785 · NORAD 17031 · 1986-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1785
- Object ID
- 1986-078A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-15 10:41:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03606054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7350199
- Inclination
- 63.0433°
- Ascending node
- 115.7627°
- Arg. of perigee
- 319.569°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.5047°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1785 · NORAD 17031 · re-entered February 28, 2002
Molniya-M 21-684 Blok-I · re-entered December 9, 1986
Blok-2BL 11-668 · re-entered March 30, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
283rd launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 1,135th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785) launch?
US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785) launched on October 15, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785)?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785) launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785) reach?
Kosmos-1785, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 39,252 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 50 (Kosmos 1785) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).