Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 59
Launched
October 25, 1988
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 25, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,225th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 3,353rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 209th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1977, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 39,273 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
- 209th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,225th launch78th this yearhumanity's 3,353rd orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1977 · NORAD 19608 · 1988-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1977
- Object ID
- 1988-096A
- Epoch
- 1988-10-25 19:15:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03264056 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7338886
- Inclination
- 62.9159°
- Ascending node
- 254.8146°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.0554°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.8023°
- 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-1977 · NORAD 19608 · in orbit
Molniya-M 35-534 Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 1988
Blok-2BL No. 79 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
304th launch from 41/1, 12th this year · 1,240th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 59 launch?
US-K 59 launched on October 25, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 59?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 59 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 59 reach?
Kosmos-1977, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 39,273 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).