Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 53
Launched
June 4, 1987
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 4, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,093rd launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 3,190th orbital launch attempt. It was the 198th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1849, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 39,218 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 198th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,093rd launch43rd this yearhumanity's 3,190th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1849 · NORAD 18083 · 1987-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1849
- Object ID
- 1987-048A
- Epoch
- 1987-06-04 20:02:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03740657 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.734511
- Inclination
- 62.9149°
- Ascending node
- 124.8387°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1072°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6405°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1849 · NORAD 18083 · re-entered February 3, 2003
Molniya-M 28-511 Blok-I · re-entered June 30, 1987
Blok-2BL 28-674 · re-entered September 19, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
61st launch from 16/2, 4th this year · 1,172nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 53 launch?
US-K 53 launched on June 4, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 53?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 53 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 53 reach?
Kosmos-1849, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 39,218 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).