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Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-P 13

Launched

February 11, 1982

Launch Successful

Image: Ukrainian Space Agency

Summary

US-P 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 11, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,559th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,527th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1337, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 453 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 2 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
52nd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,559th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,527th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.0°Inclination
435 × 453 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
93.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
191.6°Ascending node
16317 d agoElement epoch1982-02-11 14:58 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1337 · NORAD 13061 · 1982-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1982-010A
Epoch
1982-02-11 14:58:49 UTC
Mean motion
15.43155024 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0013533
Inclination
65.0456°
Ascending node
191.625°
Arg. of perigee
274.5058°
Mean anomaly
85.3494°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
9
B*
0.00071296

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1337 · NORAD 13061 · re-entered July 25, 1982

Tsiklon-2 35-501 Stage 2 · re-entered February 11, 1982

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

Pad

Map of 90

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

34th launch from 90, 1st this year · 620th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

149 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did US-P 13 launch?

US-P 13 launched on February 11, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-P 13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-P 13?

Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet

Where did US-P 13 launch from?

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did US-P 13 reach?

Kosmos-1337, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 453 km orbit inclined 65.0°.

How many satellites did US-P 13 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).