Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 8
Launched
July 20, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 20, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,134th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 1,984th orbital launch attempt. It was the 88th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-931, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 611 × 40,072 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 88th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,134th launch54th this yearhumanity's 1,984th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-931 · NORAD 10150 · 1977-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 931
- Object ID
- 1977-068A
- Epoch
- 1977-07-20 05:56:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98852575 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.73863
- Inclination
- 62.9581°
- Ascending node
- 318.6977°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1527°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.5185°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-931 · NORAD 10150 · in orbit
Molniya-M 52-609 Blok-I · re-entered September 22, 1977
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
105th launch from 43/4 (43R), 13th this year · 562nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 8 launch?
US-K 8 launched on July 20, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 8?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 8 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 8 reach?
Kosmos-931, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 611 × 40,072 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did US-K 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).