Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 33
Launched
March 14, 1990
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 14, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,328th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,499th orbital launch attempt. It was the 88th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2060, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 119 × 398 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
- 88th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,328th launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,499th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2060 · NORAD 20525 · 1990-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2060
- Object ID
- 1990-022A
- Epoch
- 1990-03-14 15:17:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08217718 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0210278
- Inclination
- 65.0049°
- Ascending node
- 78.6743°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.2711°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.6781°
- 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-2060 · NORAD 20525 · re-entered September 1, 1991
Tsiklon-2 76-103 Stage 2 · re-entered March 15, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad

90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70th launch from 90, 1st this year · 927th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
109 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 33 launch?
US-P 33 launched on March 14, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 33?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 33 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 33 reach?
Kosmos-2060, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 119 × 398 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
