Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 8
Launched
March 14, 1980
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 14, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,376th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,304th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1167, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 601 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 13 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
- 40th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,376th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,304th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1167 · NORAD 11729 · 1980-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1167
- Object ID
- 1980-021A
- Epoch
- 1980-03-14 12:02:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.66962814 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0335308
- Inclination
- 65.0051°
- Ascending node
- 6.8053°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.7109°
- Mean anomaly
- 307.5306°
- 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
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 11 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1167 · NORAD 11729 · broke up July 15, 1981
Tsiklon-2 52-106 Stage 2 · re-entered March 14, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22nd launch from 90, 1st this year · 556th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
324 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 8 launch?
US-P 8 launched on March 14, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 8?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 8 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 8 reach?
Kosmos-1167, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 601 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).