Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 6
Launched
April 18, 1979
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 18, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,301st launch, 28th this year and humanity's 2,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1094, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 452 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
- 38th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,301st launch28th this yearhumanity's 2,207th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1094 · NORAD 11333 · 1979-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-033A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-18 22:40:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.43336868 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013305
- Inclination
- 65.0381°
- Ascending node
- 59.4893°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.3746°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.4005°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-1094 · NORAD 11333 · broke up September 17, 1979
Tsiklon-2 26-504 Stage 2 · re-entered April 18, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20th launch from 90, 1st this year · 542nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
334 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 6 launch?
US-P 6 launched on April 18, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 6?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 6 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 6 reach?
Kosmos-1094, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 434 × 452 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).