Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 78
Launched
May 14, 1997
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 78 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 14, 1997. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 28th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,141st orbital launch attempt. It was the 254th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2342, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 518 × 39,404 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 254th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 28th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,141st orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2342 · NORAD 24800 · 1997-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2342
- Object ID
- 1997-022A
- Epoch
- 1997-05-14 01:46:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03175524 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7383751
- Inclination
- 62.8377°
- Ascending node
- 190.2283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 312.5958°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.4449°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 1.5781
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-2342 · NORAD 24800 · in orbit
Molniya-M 31-673 Blok-I · re-entered August 8, 1997
Blok-2BL 21-699 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
255th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,488th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
140 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 78 launch?
US-K 78 launched on May 14, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 78?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 78?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 78 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 78 reach?
Kosmos-2342, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 518 × 39,404 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 78 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).