Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 72
Launched
January 26, 1993
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 72 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 26, 1993. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 10th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,791st orbital launch attempt. It was the 236th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2232, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 39,377 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 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
- 236th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 10th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,791st orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2232 · NORAD 22321 · 1993-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2232
- Object ID
- 1993-006A
- Epoch
- 1993-01-26 17:07:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02885037 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7356808
- Inclination
- 62.7806°
- Ascending node
- 314.5974°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.9542°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6561°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2232 · NORAD 22321 · in orbit
Molniya-M 23-609 Blok-I · re-entered March 9, 1993
Blok-2BL · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
104th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,418th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 72 launch?
US-K 72 launched on January 26, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 72?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 72 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 72 reach?
Kosmos-2232, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 39,377 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 72 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).