Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 16
Launched
May 7, 1983
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 7, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,694th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 2,691st orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1461, one of 191 catalogued objects, reached a 436 × 454 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 191 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
- 60th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,694th launch35th this yearhumanity's 2,691st orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1461 · NORAD 14064 · 1983-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 191 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1461
- Object ID
- 1983-044A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-08 09:37:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.42842568 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013491
- Inclination
- 65.0312°
- Ascending node
- 53.9525°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.7502°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.2503°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0.00027536
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
191 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 189 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1461 · NORAD 14064 · broke up March 11, 1985
Tsiklon-2 99-806 Stage 2 · re-entered May 7, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42nd launch from 90, 1st this year · 673rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
217 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 16 launch?
US-P 16 launched on May 7, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 16?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 16 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 16 reach?
Kosmos-1461, one of 191 catalogued objects, reached a 436 × 454 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).