Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya 8K78M-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 70
Launched
October 21, 1992
Summary
US-K 70 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 21, 1992. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 6th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,759th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2217, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 39,388 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 · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 6th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight · 3rd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 6th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,759th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2217 · NORAD 22189 · 1992-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2217
- Object ID
- 1992-069A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-21 11:34:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02658328 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7348204
- Inclination
- 62.9348°
- Ascending node
- 134.8167°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.2942°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7456°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2217 · NORAD 22189 · re-entered November 6, 2010
Molniya-M 53-604 Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 1992
Blok-2BL 47-690 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
102nd launch from 16/2, 5th this year · 1,405th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 70 launch?
US-K 70 launched on October 21, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 70?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 70?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did US-K 70 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 70 reach?
Kosmos-2217, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 39,388 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 70 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).