Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-P 9
Launched
November 4, 1980
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-P 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 4, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,438th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 2,374th orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1220, one of 86 catalogued objects, reached a 424 × 451 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 86 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
- 43rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,438th launch76th this yearhumanity's 2,374th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1220 · NORAD 12054 · 1980-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 86 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1220
- Object ID
- 1980-089A
- Epoch
- 1980-11-04 16:25:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.45331271 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020129
- Inclination
- 65.02°
- Ascending node
- 304.7661°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.0821°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.8016°
- 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
86 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 83 debris, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1220 · NORAD 12054 · broke up June 20, 1982
Tsiklon-2 28-202 Stage 2 · re-entered November 5, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25th launch from 90, 4th this year · 575th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
189 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-P 9 launch?
US-P 9 launched on November 4, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-P 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-P 9?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-P 9 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-P 9 reach?
Kosmos-1220, one of 86 catalogued objects, reached a 424 × 451 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-P 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).