Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 68
Launched
January 24, 1992
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 68 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 24, 1992. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,691st orbital launch attempt. It was the 232nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2176, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 606 × 39,330 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 232nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,691st orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2176 · NORAD 21847 · 1992-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2176
- Object ID
- 1992-003A
- Epoch
- 1992-01-24 02:30:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03094299 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7351102
- Inclination
- 62.7827°
- Ascending node
- 92.128°
- Arg. of perigee
- 319.3942°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.5649°
- 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-2176 · NORAD 21847 · re-entered January 17, 2012
Molniya-M 23-608 Blok-I · re-entered February 19, 1992
Blok-2BL 23-692 · re-entered December 13, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
185th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,383rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 68 launch?
US-K 68 launched on January 24, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 68?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 68 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 68 reach?
Kosmos-2176, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 606 × 39,330 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).