Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 36
Launched
December 4, 1990
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 4, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,387th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 3,589th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Tsiklon-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2107, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 405 × 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
- 91st Tsiklon-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,387th launch71st this yearhumanity's 3,589th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2107 · NORAD 20985 · 1990-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-108A
- Epoch
- 1990-12-04 02:09:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.50962762 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024235
- Inclination
- 65.0181°
- Ascending node
- 119.4521°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.5928°
- Mean anomaly
- 84.2452°
- 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-2107 · NORAD 20985 · re-entered April 5, 1992
Tsiklon-2 61-501 Stage 2 · re-entered December 4, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73rd launch from 90, 4th this year · 948th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 36 launch?
US-P 36 launched on December 4, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 36?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 36 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 36 reach?
Kosmos-2107, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 405 × 438 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 36 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).