Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 74
Launched
August 10, 1993
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 74 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 10, 1993. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 15th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,838th orbital launch attempt. It was the 241st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2261, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 587 × 39,427 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 241st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 15th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,838th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2261 · NORAD 22741 · 1993-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2261
- Object ID
- 1993-051A
- Epoch
- 1993-08-11 15:47:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02645134 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7362198
- Inclination
- 62.8819°
- Ascending node
- 131.8324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1562°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7084°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.045649
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-2261 · NORAD 22741 · re-entered December 31, 2012
Molniya-M 23-610 Blok-I · re-entered October 6, 1993
Blok-2BL 53-694 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
108th launch from 16/2, 5th this year · 1,435th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 74 launch?
US-K 74 launched on August 10, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 74?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 74?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 74 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 74 reach?
Kosmos-2261, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 587 × 39,427 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 74 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).