Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 85
Launched
December 2, 2008
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 85 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 2008. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 45th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,949th orbital launch attempt. It was the 271st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2446, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 39,055 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 8 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
- 271st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 45th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,949th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2446 · NORAD 33447 · 2008-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-062A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-02 06:13:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05171879 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7363822
- Inclination
- 62.8345°
- Ascending node
- 95.9462°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.0369°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.7539°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2446 · NORAD 33447 · re-entered May 6, 2017
Molniya-M 46-693 Blok-I · re-entered April 6, 2009
Blok-2BL 13-626 · re-entered June 24, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
130th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,562nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 85 launch?
US-K 85 launched on December 2, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 85?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 85?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 85 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 85 reach?
Kosmos-2446, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 526 × 39,055 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 85 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).