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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KMO 3
Launched
July 6, 1994
Summary
US-KMO 3 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 6, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 20th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,909th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2282, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 36,109 × 36,148 km orbit inclined 2.4°. 7 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
- 73rd Proton K/DM-2 flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 20th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,909th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2282 · NORAD 23168 · 1994-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2282
- Object ID
- 1994-038A
- Epoch
- 1994-07-07 15:27:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99089534 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004554
- Inclination
- 2.3741°
- Ascending node
- 293.1616°
- Arg. of perigee
- 139.9051°
- Mean anomaly
- 83.3533°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2282 · NORAD 23168 · in orbit
Proton-K 365-02 Stage 3 · re-entered July 9, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 68L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation early warning satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62nd launch from 81/23 (81L), 6th this year · 1,032nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-KMO 3 launch?
US-KMO 3 launched on July 6, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-KMO 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-KMO 3?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did US-KMO 3 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-KMO 3 reach?
Kosmos-2282, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 36,109 × 36,148 km orbit inclined 2.4°.
How many satellites did US-KMO 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).