Russian Space ForcesMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 86
Launched
September 30, 2010 · 17:01 UTC
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 86 launched on a Russian Space Forces Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 30, 2010 at 17:01 UTC. It was Russian Space Forces's 78th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,083rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 272nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-2469, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 562 × 39,136 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 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 272nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 78th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,083rd orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2469 · NORAD 37170 · 2010-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-049A
- Epoch
- 2010-09-30 18:57:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04484077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7355878
- Inclination
- 62.7893°
- Ascending node
- 214.424°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.764°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.5428°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2469 · NORAD 37170 · re-entered October 15, 2022
Blok-2BL No. 627? · in orbit
Molniya-M 41-699 Blok-I · re-entered December 14, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
134th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,575th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 30, 9:01 PM GMT+4, at night
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
167 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 86 launch?
US-K 86 launched on September 30, 2010 at 17:01 UTC.
Where can I watch US-K 86?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 86?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Russian Space Forces. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 86 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Sep 30, 9:01 PM GMT+4 local time at the pad.
What orbit did US-K 86 reach?
Kosmos-2469, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 562 × 39,136 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did US-K 86 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).