Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 76
Launched
May 24, 1995
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 76 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 24, 1995. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 20th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,990th orbital launch attempt. It was the 246th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2312, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 610 × 39,282 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
- 246th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 20th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,990th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2312 · NORAD 23584 · 1995-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2312
- Object ID
- 1995-026A
- Epoch
- 1995-05-24 21:22:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03352926 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7347429
- Inclination
- 62.9021°
- Ascending node
- 134.0067°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1104°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6322°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -9.2014
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-2312 · NORAD 23584 · re-entered September 23, 2013
Molniya-M 17-573 Blok-I · re-entered August 8, 1995
Blok-2BL No. 88 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
112th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,466th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
292 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 76 launch?
US-K 76 launched on May 24, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 76?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 76?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 76 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 76 reach?
Kosmos-2312, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 610 × 39,282 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 76 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).