Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 24
Launched
March 25, 1986
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 25, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,976th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 3,055th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1737, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 127 × 447 km orbit inclined 73.4°. 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
- 73rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,976th launch20th this yearhumanity's 3,055th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1737 · NORAD 16648 · 1986-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1737
- Object ID
- 1986-025A
- Epoch
- 1986-03-25 22:16:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98059708 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.024026
- Inclination
- 73.4434°
- Ascending node
- 159.9781°
- Arg. of perigee
- 215.6903°
- Mean anomaly
- 142.8071°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1737 · NORAD 16648 · deorbited December 3, 1986
Tsiklon-2 29-811 Stage 2 · re-entered March 26, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 772nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 24 launch?
US-P 24 launched on March 25, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 24?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 24 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 24 reach?
Kosmos-1737, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 127 × 447 km orbit inclined 73.4°.
How many satellites did US-P 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).