Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 1
Launched
December 24, 1974
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 24, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 883rd launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 1,648th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-699, one of 51 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 450 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 51 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 883rd launch82nd this yearhumanity's 1,648th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-699 · NORAD 7587 · 1974-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 51 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 699
- Object ID
- 1974-103A
- Epoch
- 1974-12-24 21:40:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.4359271 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011224
- Inclination
- 65.0298°
- Ascending node
- 291.0727°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.0868°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.8953°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
51 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 49 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-699 · NORAD 7587 · broke up April 17, 1975
Tsiklon-2 No. 21L Stage 2 · re-entered December 25, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10th launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 413th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 1 launch?
US-P 1 launched on December 24, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 1?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 1 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 1 reach?
Kosmos-699, one of 51 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 450 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).