Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K78M-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 66
Launched
August 28, 1990
Summary
US-K 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 28, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,368th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 3,556th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2097, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 39,199 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 2nd Molniya 8K78M-PVB flightSoviet Space Program's 2,368th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 3,556th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2097 · NORAD 20767 · 1990-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2097
- Object ID
- 1990-076A
- Epoch
- 1990-08-28 09:01:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03807398 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7341762
- Inclination
- 62.8747°
- Ascending node
- 43.4873°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1987°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6172°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2097 · NORAD 20767 · re-entered December 28, 2014
Molniya-M 17-575 Blok-I · re-entered September 26, 1990
Blok-2BL 47-689 · re-entered October 19, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
227th launch from 43/4 (43R), 9th this year · 1,328th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 66 launch?
US-K 66 launched on August 28, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 66?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did US-K 66 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 66 reach?
Kosmos-2097, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 39,199 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).