Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K78M-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 65
Launched
July 25, 1990
Summary
US-K 65 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 25, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,358th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 3,543rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2087, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 40,657 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78M-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Molniya 8K78M-PVB flightSoviet Space Program's 2,358th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 3,543rd orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2087 · NORAD 20707 · 1990-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2087
- Object ID
- 1990-064A
- Epoch
- 1990-07-25 07:10:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95693433 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7418289
- Inclination
- 62.8923°
- Ascending node
- 167.2897°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3959°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.0979°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 debris, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2087 · NORAD 20707 · in orbit
Molniya-M 17-572 Blok-I · re-entered August 22, 1990
Blok-2BL · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
88th launch from 16/2, 6th this year · 1,322nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 65 launch?
US-K 65 launched on July 25, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 65?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 65?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did US-K 65 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 65 reach?
Kosmos-2087, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 40,657 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 65 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).