Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 62
Launched
March 27, 1990
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 62 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 27, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,331st launch, 15th this year and humanity's 3,503rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 219th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2063, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 610 × 39,319 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 219th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,331st launch15th this yearhumanity's 3,503rd orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2063 · NORAD 20536 · 1990-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2063
- Object ID
- 1990-026A
- Epoch
- 1990-03-27 17:52:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03139589 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7349274
- Inclination
- 62.8088°
- Ascending node
- 24.8556°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1285°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7693°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2063 · NORAD 20536 · in orbit
Molniya-M 59-566 Blok-I · re-entered April 22, 1990
Blok-2BL No. 85 · re-entered May 5, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
170th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,304th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 62 launch?
US-K 62 launched on March 27, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 62?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 62?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 62 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 62 reach?
Kosmos-2063, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 610 × 39,319 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 62 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).