Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 5
Launched
August 24, 1977
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,143rd launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,995th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-937, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 607 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 3 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
- 32nd Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,143rd launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,995th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-937 · NORAD 10278 · 1977-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 937
- Object ID
- 1977-077A
- Epoch
- 1977-08-24 08:28:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.64144802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.033187
- Inclination
- 65.0483°
- Ascending node
- 113.7533°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.0763°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.4136°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-937 · NORAD 10278 · re-entered October 19, 1978
Tsiklon-2 52-103T Stage 2 · re-entered August 25, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14th launch from 90, 3rd this year · 495th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 5 launch?
US-P 5 launched on August 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 5?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 5 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 5 reach?
Kosmos-937, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 607 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).