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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KMO 2
Launched
December 17, 1992
Summary
US-KMO 2 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 17, 1992. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 8th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,778th orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2224, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,884 × 36,186 km orbit inclined 2.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 62nd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 8th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 8th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,778th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2224 · NORAD 22269 · 1992-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2224
- Object ID
- 1992-088A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-17 12:10:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99418006 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035605
- Inclination
- 2.3024°
- Ascending node
- 286.2122°
- Arg. of perigee
- 191.8175°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.5922°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2224 · NORAD 22269 · in orbit
Proton-K 357-02 Stage 3 · re-entered December 19, 1992
Blok DM-2 No. 64L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation early warning satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 995th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
420 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-KMO 2 launch?
US-KMO 2 launched on December 17, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-KMO 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-KMO 2?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did US-KMO 2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-KMO 2 reach?
Kosmos-2224, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,884 × 36,186 km orbit inclined 2.3°.
How many satellites did US-KMO 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).