Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 82
Launched
December 24, 2002
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 82 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 24, 2002. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 38th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,573rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 264th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2393, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 525 × 39,194 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
- 264th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 38th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,573rd orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2393 · NORAD 27613 · 2002-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2393
- Object ID
- 2002-059A
- Epoch
- 2002-12-24 13:34:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0436164 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7371136
- Inclination
- 62.8407°
- Ascending node
- 227.5321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.0412°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.7875°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2393 · NORAD 27613 · re-entered December 21, 2013
Molniya-M 45-685 Blok-I · re-entered February 3, 2003
Blok-2BL 12-623 · re-entered May 5, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,527th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
266 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 82 launch?
US-K 82 launched on December 24, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 82?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 82?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 82 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 82 reach?
Kosmos-2393, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 525 × 39,194 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 82 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).