Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 51
Launched
November 20, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 20, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,038th launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 3,126th orbital launch attempt. It was the 194th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1793, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 39,350 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 194th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,038th launch82nd this yearhumanity's 3,126th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1793 · NORAD 17134 · 1986-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1793
- Object ID
- 1986-091A
- Epoch
- 1986-11-20 01:32:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02857688 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7344838
- Inclination
- 62.8243°
- Ascending node
- 191.5758°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.2569°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.8753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1793 · NORAD 17134 · re-entered May 15, 2011
Molniya-M 11-689 Blok-I · re-entered January 27, 1987
Blok-2BL · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57th launch from 16/2, 10th this year · 1,142nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 51 launch?
US-K 51 launched on November 20, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 51?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 51 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 51 reach?
Kosmos-1793, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 39,350 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).