Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 61
Launched
November 23, 1989
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 23, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,307th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 3,466th orbital launch attempt. It was the 216th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2050, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 39,288 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 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
- 216th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,307th launch66th this yearhumanity's 3,466th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2050 · NORAD 20330 · 1989-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2050
- Object ID
- 1989-091A
- Epoch
- 1989-11-23 21:48:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03379747 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7351291
- Inclination
- 62.9837°
- Ascending node
- 321.0192°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.2905°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7687°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2050 · NORAD 20330 · in orbit
Molniya-M 59-563 Blok-I · re-entered December 18, 1989
Blok-2BL No. 82 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
81st launch from 16/2, 7th this year · 1,290th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 61 launch?
US-K 61 launched on November 23, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 61?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 61 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 61 reach?
Kosmos-2050, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 39,288 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).