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Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-P 32

Launched

November 24, 1989

Launch Failure

Image: Ukrainian Space Agency

Summary

US-P 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 24, 1989. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,308th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 3,467th orbital launch attempt. It was the 87th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.

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
87th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,308th launch67th this yearhumanity's 3,467th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-2051 · NORAD 20334 · deorbited January 21, 1991

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

Pad

Map of 90

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

69th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 918th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

58 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did US-P 32 launch?

US-P 32 launched on November 24, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-P 32?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-P 32?

Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet

Where did US-P 32 launch from?

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit was US-P 32 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did US-P 32 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).