Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 9
Launched
June 28, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
US-K 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 28, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,227th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 2,113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 95th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1024, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 40,098 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 95th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,227th launch45th this yearhumanity's 2,113th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1024 · NORAD 10970 · 1978-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1024
- Object ID
- 1978-066A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-28 16:16:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9869324 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7386634
- Inclination
- 62.6795°
- Ascending node
- 270.4095°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1648°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.1917°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1024 · NORAD 10970 · re-entered November 14, 2024
Molniya-M 52-608 Blok-I · re-entered July 31, 1978
Blok-L · re-entered June 4, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 13th this year · 623rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-K 9 launch?
US-K 9 launched on June 28, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-K 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-K 9?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did US-K 9 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did US-K 9 reach?
Kosmos-1024, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 40,098 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did US-K 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).