Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 10
Launched
March 20, 1981
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 20, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,475th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 2,420th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1260, one of 69 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 454 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 69 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
- 47th Tsiklon-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,475th launch24th this yearhumanity's 2,420th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1260 · NORAD 12364 · 1981-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 69 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1260
- Object ID
- 1981-028A
- Epoch
- 1981-03-21 08:53:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.42929139 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014354
- Inclination
- 65.0341°
- Ascending node
- 208.446°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.8347°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.1148°
- 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
69 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 66 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1260 · NORAD 12364 · broke up May 8, 1982
Tsiklon-2 35-503 Stage 2 · re-entered March 21, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29th launch from 90, 4th this year · 588th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 10 launch?
US-P 10 launched on March 20, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 10?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 10 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 10 reach?
Kosmos-1260, one of 69 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 454 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).