Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 75
Launched
August 5, 1994
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 75 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 5, 1994. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 17th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,919th orbital launch attempt. It was the 243rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2286, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 573 × 39,404 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
- 243rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 17th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,919th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2286 · NORAD 23194 · 1994-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2286
- Object ID
- 1994-048A
- Epoch
- 1994-08-05 02:24:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02860294 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7365559
- Inclination
- 62.8561°
- Ascending node
- 280.9932°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.224°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.1554°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2286 · NORAD 23194 · in orbit
Molniya-M 12-642 Blok-I · re-entered October 8, 1994
Blok-2BL 12-695 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
111th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,452nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 75 launch?
US-K 75 launched on August 5, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 75?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 75?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 75 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 75 reach?
Kosmos-2286, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 573 × 39,404 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 75 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).