Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 83
Launched
July 21, 2006
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 83 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 21, 2006. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 43rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,783rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 269th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2422, one of 7 catalogued objects, from July 26, 2006, was 541 × 39,143 km inclined 62.9°. 7 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
- 269th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 43rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,783rd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2422 · NORAD 29260 · 2006-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-030A
- Epoch
- 2006-07-26 02:53:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04563623 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7363187
- Inclination
- 62.8516°
- Ascending node
- 312.6414°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.1454°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.5209°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 0.0012273
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2422 · NORAD 29260 · re-entered November 22, 2019
Blok-ML · in orbit
Molniya-M 36-691 Blok-I · re-entered September 30, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
126th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,548th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 83 launch?
US-K 83 launched on July 21, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 83?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 83?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 83 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 83 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2422, one of 7 catalogued objects, from July 26, 2006, was 541 × 39,143 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did US-K 83 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).