Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001)
Launched
February 14, 1989
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 14, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,251st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,385th orbital launch attempt. It was the 212th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2001, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 39,286 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 212th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,251st launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,385th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2001 · NORAD 19796 · 1989-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2001
- Object ID
- 1989-011A
- Epoch
- 1989-02-14 05:33:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03247483 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7343041
- Inclination
- 62.8078°
- Ascending node
- 159.3229°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.22°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.2733°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2001 · NORAD 19796 · re-entered September 22, 2008
Molniya-M 39-557 Blok-I · re-entered March 11, 1989
Blok-2BL No. 81 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
158th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,252nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) launch?
US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) launched on February 14, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001)?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) reach?
Kosmos-2001, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 39,286 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).