Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 63
Launched
April 28, 1990
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 28, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,340th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 3,518th orbital launch attempt. It was the 221st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2076, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 579 × 39,357 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 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
- 221st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,340th launch24th this yearhumanity's 3,518th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2076 · NORAD 20596 · 1990-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2076
- Object ID
- 1990-040A
- Epoch
- 1990-04-28 12:49:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03097116 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7361147
- Inclination
- 63.0221°
- Ascending node
- 339.8072°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.2146°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6489°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2076 · NORAD 20596 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-570 Blok-I · re-entered May 28, 1990
Blok-2BL No. 86 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
84th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,312th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 63 launch?
US-K 63 launched on April 28, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 63?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 63 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 63 reach?
Kosmos-2076, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 579 × 39,357 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).