Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 7
Launched
June 16, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 16, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,117th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 1,963rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 86th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-917, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 582 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 86th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,117th launch37th this yearhumanity's 1,963rd orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-917 · NORAD 10059 · 1977-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 917
- Object ID
- 1977-047A
- Epoch
- 1977-06-16 04:42:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.5762434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.026614
- Inclination
- 62.7809°
- Ascending node
- 243.6867°
- Arg. of perigee
- 118.8463°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.3074°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
20 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 16 debris, 1 component; 14 still in orbit
- Kosmos-917 · NORAD 10059 · re-entered January 4, 2023
Molniya-M No. 162 Blok-I · re-entered August 17, 1977
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
101st launch from 43/4 (43R), 9th this year · 551st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 7 launch?
US-K 7 launched on June 16, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 7?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 7 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 7 reach?
Kosmos-917, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 582 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).