Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 80
Launched
December 27, 1999
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 80 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 27, 1999. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 34th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,367th orbital launch attempt. It was the 260th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2368, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 559 × 39,145 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
- 260th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 34th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,367th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2368 · NORAD 26042 · 1999-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2368
- Object ID
- 1999-073A
- Epoch
- 1999-12-27 20:25:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04448542 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7357395
- Inclination
- 62.8676°
- Ascending node
- 333.6185°
- Arg. of perigee
- 311.0537°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.4914°
- 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-2368 · NORAD 26042 · in orbit
Molniya-M 17-681 Blok-I · re-entered February 7, 2000
Blok-2BL No. 621 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
117th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,506th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
599 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 80 launch?
US-K 80 launched on December 27, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 80?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 80 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 80 reach?
Kosmos-2368, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 559 × 39,145 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 80 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).