Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya 8K78M-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 69
Launched
July 8, 1992
Summary
US-K 69 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 8, 1992. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 3rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,729th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2196, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 39,240 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78M-PVB · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 4th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 3rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,729th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2196 · NORAD 22017 · 1992-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2196
- Object ID
- 1992-040A
- Epoch
- 1992-07-08 11:05:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0368417 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7350367
- Inclination
- 63.0022°
- Ascending node
- 24.6101°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.3812°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.5625°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.086938
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2196 · NORAD 22017 · re-entered September 27, 2016
Molniya-M 53-605 Blok-I · re-entered August 15, 1992
Blok-2BL · re-entered June 28, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
187th launch from 43/3 (43L), 3rd this year · 1,394th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 69 launch?
US-K 69 launched on July 8, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 69?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 69?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did US-K 69 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 69 reach?
Kosmos-2196, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 39,240 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 69 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).