Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 1
Launched
March 30, 1993
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 1 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 30, 1993. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 18th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,803rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 93rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2238, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 439 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 93rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 18th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,803rd orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2238 · NORAD 22585 · 1993-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2238
- Object ID
- 1993-018A
- Epoch
- 1993-03-30 13:20:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.50283471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023517
- Inclination
- 65.0313°
- Ascending node
- 42.6575°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.5123°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.3465°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2238 · NORAD 22585 · broke up December 1, 1994
Tsiklon-2 42-303 Stage 2 · re-entered March 30, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
US-PM (Upravlenniye Sputnik Passivny Modifikirovanny) (also reported as US-PU) was a solar powered improved EORSAT (Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). It used an passive ELINT devices to track naval vessels from space by registering their electronic emmissions.
Pad
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13th launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 1,003rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 18 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-PM 1 launch?
US-PM 1 launched on March 30, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 1?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 1 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 1 reach?
Kosmos-2238, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 439 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).