Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 12
Launched
September 14, 1981
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 14, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,525th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 2,482nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Tsiklon-2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1306, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 432 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 51st Tsiklon-2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,525th launch74th this yearhumanity's 2,482nd orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1306 · NORAD 12828 · 1981-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1306
- Object ID
- 1981-089A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-15 14:10:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91552715 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0189504
- Inclination
- 64.9635°
- Ascending node
- 333.7324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 46.9211°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.8567°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.00032417
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1306 · NORAD 12828 · broke up July 12, 1982
Tsiklon-2 55-505 Stage 2 · re-entered September 15, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33rd launch from 90, 8th this year · 608th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 12 launch?
US-P 12 launched on September 14, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 12?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 12 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 12 reach?
Kosmos-1306, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 432 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).