Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 30
Launched
July 24, 1989
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 24, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,287th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 3,433rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 85th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2033, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 438 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
- 85th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,287th launch46th this yearhumanity's 3,433rd orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2033 · NORAD 20147 · 1989-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-058A
- Epoch
- 1989-07-24 01:21:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.50472279 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022916
- Inclination
- 65.0253°
- Ascending node
- 336.7055°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.5667°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.2934°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-2033 · NORAD 20147 · re-entered January 6, 1991
Tsiklon-2 32-306 Stage 2 · re-entered July 24, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67th launch from 90, 1st this year · 911th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
247 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 30 launch?
US-P 30 launched on July 24, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 30?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 30 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 30 reach?
Kosmos-2033, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 438 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
