Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 15
Launched
September 4, 1982
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 4, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,631st launch, 80th this year and humanity's 2,610th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1405, one of 33 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 452 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 33 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
- 58th Tsiklon-2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,631st launch80th this yearhumanity's 2,610th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1405 · NORAD 13508 · 1982-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 33 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1405
- Object ID
- 1982-088A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-05 01:24:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.4343195 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013097
- Inclination
- 65.0235°
- Ascending node
- 284.921°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.7472°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.2348°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.00003589
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
33 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 29 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1405 · NORAD 13508 · broke up December 20, 1983
Tsiklon-2 83-623 Stage 2 · re-entered September 5, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40th launch from 90, 7th this year · 646th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 15 launch?
US-P 15 launched on September 4, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 15?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 15 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 15 reach?
Kosmos-1405, one of 33 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 452 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).