Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 7
Launched
April 25, 1979
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 25, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,304th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 2,210th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1096, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 437 × 451 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 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
- 39th Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,304th launch31st this yearhumanity's 2,210th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1096 · NORAD 11346 · 1979-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-036A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-25 19:07:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.43107605 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010333
- Inclination
- 65.0545°
- Ascending node
- 36.6416°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.994°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.2312°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-1096 · NORAD 11346 · re-entered November 24, 1979
Tsiklon-2 52-105 Stage 2 · re-entered April 25, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21st launch from 90, 2nd this year · 544th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 7 launch?
US-P 7 launched on April 25, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 7?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 7 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 7 reach?
Kosmos-1096, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 437 × 451 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did US-P 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).