Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 81
Launched
April 1, 2002
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 81 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 1, 2002. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 37th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,528th orbital launch attempt. It was the 263rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2388, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 18, 2002, was 527 × 39,735 km 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
- 263rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 37th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,528th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2388 · NORAD 27409 · 2002-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2388
- Object ID
- 2002-017A
- Epoch
- 2002-04-18 05:18:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01227818 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7397124
- Inclination
- 62.9283°
- Ascending node
- 108.721°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.2269°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.5174°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 33
- B*
- 0.028566
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; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2388 · NORAD 27409 · re-entered September 14, 2011
Molniya-M 54-688 Blok-I · re-entered April 29, 2002
Blok-2BL 14-622 · re-entered December 18, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
118th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,520th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 81 launch?
US-K 81 launched on April 1, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 81?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 81 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 81 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2388, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 18, 2002, was 527 × 39,735 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).