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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 64

Launched

June 21, 1990

Launch Failure

Image: Jonathan Space Report

Summary

US-K 64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 21, 1990. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,351st launch, 35th this year and humanity's 3,533rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 223rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 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
223rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,351st launch35th this yearhumanity's 3,533rd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; 2 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-2084 · NORAD 20663 · in orbit

Molniya-M 39-560 Blok-I · re-entered July 21, 1990

Blok-2BL 45-680 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Early warning satellite

Pad

Map of 43/3 (43L)

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

173rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 1,317th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

8 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did US-K 64 launch?

US-K 64 launched on June 21, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-K 64?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-K 64?

Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet

Where did US-K 64 launch from?

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was US-K 64 going to?

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did US-K 64 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).