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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KS 1
Launched
October 8, 1975
Summary
US-KS 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 8, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 958th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 1,752nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Proton-K/DM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 958th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 1,752nd orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-775 · NORAD 8357 · in orbit
Proton-K 286-02 Stage 3 · re-entered October 10, 1975
Blok DM No. 4L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary early warning satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31st launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 435th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
470 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-KS 1 launch?
US-KS 1 launched on October 8, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-KS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-KS 1?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did US-KS 1 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was US-KS 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did US-KS 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).