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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KS 6
Launched
September 10, 1992
Summary
US-KS 6 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 10, 1992. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 5th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,749th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2209, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,910 × 36,066 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 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
- 59th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 5th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,749th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2209 · NORAD 22112 · 1992-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2209
- Object ID
- 1992-059A
- Epoch
- 1992-09-11 19:32:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99583309 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018453
- Inclination
- 1.3616°
- Ascending node
- 270.6382°
- Arg. of perigee
- 191.1041°
- Mean anomaly
- 167.2207°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2209 · NORAD 22112 · in orbit
Proton-K 363-01 Stage 3 · re-entered September 13, 1992
Blok DM-2 No. 61L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary early warning satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48th launch from 81/23 (81L), 5th this year · 989th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-KS 6 launch?
US-KS 6 launched on September 10, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-KS 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-KS 6?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did US-KS 6 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-KS 6 reach?
Kosmos-2209, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,910 × 36,066 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did US-KS 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).