Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 84
Launched
October 23, 2007
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 84 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 23, 2007. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 44th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,869th orbital launch attempt. It was the 270th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2430, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 528 × 39,065 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 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
- 270th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 44th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,869th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2430 · NORAD 32268 · 2007-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-049A
- Epoch
- 2007-10-23 05:53:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05097198 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7363411
- Inclination
- 62.8162°
- Ascending node
- 50.6677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.8907°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8599°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2430 · NORAD 32268 · re-entered January 5, 2019
Molniya-M 46-692 Blok-I · re-entered December 6, 2007
Blok-2BL No. 50 · re-entered December 26, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
128th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,555th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
137 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 84 launch?
US-K 84 launched on October 23, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 84?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 84?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 84 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 84 reach?
Kosmos-2430, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 528 × 39,065 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 84 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
