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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KS 7
Launched
August 14, 1997
Summary
US-KS 7 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 14, 1997. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 46th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,161st orbital launch attempt. It was the 90th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2345, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 202 km orbit inclined 53.2°. 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
- 90th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 46th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,161st orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2345 · NORAD 24894 · 1997-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2345
- Object ID
- 1997-041A
- Epoch
- 1997-08-15 02:31:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.31284606 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008452
- Inclination
- 53.1625°
- Ascending node
- 288.0419°
- Arg. of perigee
- 208.5022°
- Mean anomaly
- 151.5705°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.00015
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-2345 · NORAD 24894 · in orbit
Proton-K 381-01 Stage 3 · re-entered August 16, 1997
Blok DM-2 No. 88L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary early warning satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,094th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-KS 7 launch?
US-KS 7 launched on August 14, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-KS 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-KS 7?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did US-KS 7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-KS 7 reach?
Kosmos-2345, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 202 km orbit inclined 53.2°.
How many satellites did US-KS 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).