Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 22
Launched
September 19, 1985
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 19, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,923rd launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,989th orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1682, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 121 × 422 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 24 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
- 70th Tsiklon-2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,923rd launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,989th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1682 · NORAD 16054 · 1985-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1682
- Object ID
- 1985-082A
- Epoch
- 1985-09-19 01:23:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03513109 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0226332
- Inclination
- 65.0054°
- Ascending node
- 56.1913°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.5179°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.6053°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
24 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 22 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1682 · NORAD 16054 · broke up December 18, 1986
Tsiklon-2 99-802 Stage 2 · re-entered September 19, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52nd launch from 90, 5th this year · 754th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 22 launch?
US-P 22 launched on September 19, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 22?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 22 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 22 reach?
Kosmos-1682, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 121 × 422 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).