Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 37
Launched
January 18, 1991
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 18, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,398th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,602nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 92nd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2122, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 124 × 511 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 4 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
- 92nd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,398th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,602nd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2122 · NORAD 21065 · 1991-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2122
- Object ID
- 1991-005A
- Epoch
- 1991-01-18 12:56:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.87205832 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0289331
- Inclination
- 64.9464°
- Ascending node
- 325.6343°
- Arg. of perigee
- 48.2981°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.2543°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2122 · NORAD 21065 · deorbited March 28, 1993
Tsiklon-2 61-502 Stage 2 · re-entered January 19, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74th launch from 90, 1st this year · 954th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 37 launch?
US-P 37 launched on January 18, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 37?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 37 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 37 reach?
Kosmos-2122, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 124 × 511 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did US-P 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).