Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 77
Launched
April 9, 1997
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 77 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 9, 1997. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 27th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,134th orbital launch attempt. It was the 253rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2340, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 534 × 39,377 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
- 253rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 27th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,134th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2340 · NORAD 24761 · 1997-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2340
- Object ID
- 1997-015A
- Epoch
- 1997-04-09 10:11:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03241929 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7377115
- Inclination
- 62.9204°
- Ascending node
- 281.9188°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.5756°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.7369°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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-2340 · NORAD 24761 · in orbit
Molniya-M 32-647 Blok-I · re-entered June 13, 1997
Blok-2BL 42-698 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
114th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,486th 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 77 launch?
US-K 77 launched on April 9, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 77?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 77?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 77 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 77 reach?
Kosmos-2340, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 534 × 39,377 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 77 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).