Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 28
Launched
May 28, 1988
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 28, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,185th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 3,299th orbital launch attempt. It was the 83rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1949, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 406 × 424 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
- 83rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,185th launch38th this yearhumanity's 3,299th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1949 · NORAD 19193 · 1988-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1949
- Object ID
- 1988-045A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-28 04:09:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.53117759 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013251
- Inclination
- 65.0327°
- Ascending node
- 322.8895°
- Arg. of perigee
- 258.1142°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.8517°
- 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-1949 · NORAD 19193 · re-entered April 23, 1990
Tsiklon-2 74-703 Stage 2 · re-entered May 28, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
65th launch from 90, 2nd this year · 869th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 28 launch?
US-P 28 launched on May 28, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 28?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 28 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 28 reach?
Kosmos-1949, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 406 × 424 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).