Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K78M-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 67
Launched
November 20, 1990
Summary
US-K 67 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 20, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,382nd launch, 66th this year and humanity's 3,580th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2105, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 583 × 39,353 km orbit inclined 63.2°. 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
- 3rd Molniya 8K78M-PVB flightSoviet Space Program's 2,382nd launch66th this yearhumanity's 3,580th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2105 · NORAD 20941 · 1990-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2105
- Object ID
- 1990-099A
- Epoch
- 1990-11-20 03:45:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03094289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7359764
- Inclination
- 63.159°
- Ascending node
- 45.5706°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.6519°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7447°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2105 · NORAD 20941 · re-entered January 21, 2008
Molniya-M-PVB 47-658 Blok-I · re-entered December 23, 1990
Blok-2BL · re-entered July 8, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92nd launch from 16/2, 10th this year · 1,337th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 67 launch?
US-K 67 launched on November 20, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 67?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 67?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did US-K 67 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 67 reach?
Kosmos-2105, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 583 × 39,353 km orbit inclined 63.2°.
How many satellites did US-K 67 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).