Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 73
Launched
April 6, 1993
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 73 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 6, 1993. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 11th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,807th orbital launch attempt. It was the 237th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2241, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 638 × 39,147 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 6 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
- 237th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 11th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,807th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2241 · NORAD 22594 · 1993-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2241
- Object ID
- 1993-022A
- Epoch
- 1993-04-06 20:20:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03976816 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7331431
- Inclination
- 62.8726°
- Ascending node
- 71.8391°
- Arg. of perigee
- 319.7195°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4265°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2241 · NORAD 22594 · re-entered March 8, 2022
Molniya-M 12-644 Blok-I · re-entered May 10, 1993
Blok-2BL · re-entered February 11, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
245th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 1,423rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 73 launch?
US-K 73 launched on April 6, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 73?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 73?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 73 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 73 reach?
Kosmos-2241, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 638 × 39,147 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 73 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).