Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 52
Launched
December 12, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 12, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,045th launch, 89th this year and humanity's 3,134th orbital launch attempt. It was the 195th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1806, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 621 × 39,148 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
- 195th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,045th launch89th this yearhumanity's 3,134th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1806 · NORAD 17213 · 1986-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1806
- Object ID
- 1986-098A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-12 19:46:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04068541 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7336969
- Inclination
- 62.8471°
- Ascending node
- 309.9764°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.1897°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.1259°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1806 · NORAD 17213 · in orbit
Molniya-M 48-509 Blok-I · re-entered February 23, 1987
Blok-2BL · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
200th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 1,147th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 52 launch?
US-K 52 launched on December 12, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 52?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 52 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 52 reach?
Kosmos-1806, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 621 × 39,148 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).