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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 58

Launched

October 3, 1988

Launch Successful

Image: Jonathan Space Report

Summary

US-K 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 3, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,221st launch, 74th this year and humanity's 3,349th orbital launch attempt. It was the 208th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1974, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 591 × 39,348 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
208th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,221st launch74th this yearhumanity's 3,349th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

62.9°Inclination
591 × 39348 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
709.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
298.7°Ascending node
13891 d agoElement epoch1988-10-03 23:36 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1974 · NORAD 19554 · 1988-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1974
Object ID
1988-092A
Epoch
1988-10-03 23:36:20 UTC
Mean motion
2.03081506 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7356986
Inclination
62.9106°
Ascending node
298.6537°
Arg. of perigee
316.1708°
Mean anomaly
4.9469°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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

5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1974 · NORAD 19554 · in orbit

Molniya-M 35-531 Blok-I · re-entered October 28, 1988

Blok-2BL No. 78 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Early warning satellite

Pad

Map of 41/1

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

303rd launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 1,237th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

4 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did US-K 58 launch?

US-K 58 launched on October 3, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-K 58?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-K 58?

Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet

Where did US-K 58 launch from?

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did US-K 58 reach?

Kosmos-1974, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 591 × 39,348 km orbit inclined 62.9°.

How many satellites did US-K 58 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).