Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya 8K78M-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 71
Launched
November 25, 1992
Summary
US-K 71 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 25, 1992. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 7th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,771st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2222, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 39,295 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 7 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
- 7th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight · 4th this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 7th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,771st orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2222 · NORAD 22238 · 1992-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2222
- Object ID
- 1992-081A
- Epoch
- 1992-11-25 13:31:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03344086 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7351956
- Inclination
- 62.8832°
- Ascending node
- 199.2826°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.0975°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.8944°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 debris, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2222 · NORAD 22238 · re-entered May 3, 2023
Molniya-M 59-565 Blok-I · re-entered December 28, 1992
Blok-2BL 19-683 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
191st launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 1,410th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 71 launch?
US-K 71 launched on November 25, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 71?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did US-K 71 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 71 reach?
Kosmos-2222, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 39,295 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).