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Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 84

Launched

October 23, 2007

Launch Successful

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

62.8°Inclination
528 × 39065 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
702.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
50.7°Ascending node
6933 d agoElement epoch2007-10-23 05:53 UTC · stale

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

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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

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).