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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KMO 6
Launched
April 24, 2003
Summary
US-KMO 6 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 24, 2003. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 97th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,591st orbital launch attempt. It was the 101st Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2397, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,919 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 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
- 101st Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 97th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,591st orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2397 · NORAD 27775 · 2003-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CONGLOMERATE
- Object ID
- 2003-015A
- Epoch
- 2003-04-24 10:09:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27179937 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301441
- Inclination
- 49.2461°
- Ascending node
- 286.7494°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8597°
- Mean anomaly
- 152.6718°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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-2397 · NORAD 27775 · in orbit
Proton-K 410-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 26, 2003
Blok DM-2 No. 98L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation early warning satellite
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,203rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
115 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-KMO 6 launch?
US-KMO 6 launched on April 24, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-KMO 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-KMO 6?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did US-KMO 6 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-KMO 6 reach?
Kosmos-2397, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,919 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did US-KMO 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).