Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 56
Launched
February 26, 1988
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 56 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 26, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,158th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 3,267th orbital launch attempt. It was the 201st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1922, one of 5 catalogued objects, from February 28, 1988, was 621 × 39,307 km inclined 62.9°. 5 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
- 201st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,158th launch11th this yearhumanity's 3,267th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1922 · NORAD 18881 · 1988-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1922
- Object ID
- 1988-013A
- Epoch
- 1988-02-28 09:59:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03138183 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7344847
- Inclination
- 62.9333°
- Ascending node
- 247.8882°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.1468°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.8968°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1922 · NORAD 18881 · in orbit
Molniya-M 77015-528 Blok-I · re-entered April 5, 1988
Blok-2BL · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
294th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 1,205th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 56 launch?
US-K 56 launched on February 26, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 56?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 56 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 56 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1922, one of 5 catalogued objects, from February 28, 1988, was 621 × 39,307 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 56 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).