Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 3
Launched
July 2, 1976
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 2, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,025th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 1,847th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-838, one of 41 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 450 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 41 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
- 24th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,025th launch46th this yearhumanity's 1,847th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-838 · NORAD 8932 · 1976-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 41 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 838
- Object ID
- 1976-063A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-02 13:24:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.43928843 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011963
- Inclination
- 65.0529°
- Ascending node
- 112.6594°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.7525°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.2197°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
41 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 39 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-838 · NORAD 8932 · broke up May 17, 1977
Tsiklon-2 12-101T Stage 2 · re-entered July 3, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 457th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 3 launch?
US-P 3 launched on July 2, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 3?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 3 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 3 reach?
Kosmos-838, one of 41 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 450 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did US-P 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).