Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 79
Launched
May 7, 1998
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 79 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 7, 1998. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 30th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,235th orbital launch attempt. It was the 256th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2351, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 39,207 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 6 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
- 256th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 30th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,235th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2351 · NORAD 25327 · 1998-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2351
- Object ID
- 1998-027A
- Epoch
- 1998-05-07 10:05:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04327017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7374296
- Inclination
- 62.9606°
- Ascending node
- 307.7497°
- Arg. of perigee
- 311.3667°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.3401°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2351 · NORAD 25327 · in orbit
Molniya-M 51-676 Blok-I · re-entered June 25, 1998
Blok-ML 16-546 · re-entered April 23, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
116th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,494th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
142 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 79 launch?
US-K 79 launched on May 7, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 79?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 79?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 79 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 79 reach?
Kosmos-2351, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 39,207 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 79 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).