Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 29
Launched
November 18, 1988
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 18, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,229th launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 3,359th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1979, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 123 × 429 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
- 84th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,229th launch82nd this yearhumanity's 3,359th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1979 · NORAD 19647 · 1988-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1979
- Object ID
- 1988-101A
- Epoch
- 1988-11-18 01:32:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02154834 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.023014
- Inclination
- 65.016°
- Ascending node
- 95.1058°
- Arg. of perigee
- 42.139°
- Mean anomaly
- 319.7216°
- 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-1979 · NORAD 19647 · re-entered December 25, 1989
Tskilon-2 29-815 Stage 2 · re-entered November 18, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
66th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 888th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
173 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 29 launch?
US-P 29 launched on November 18, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 29?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 29 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 29 reach?
Kosmos-1979, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 123 × 429 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).