Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 10
Launched
December 26, 1999
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 10 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 26, 1999. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 95th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,366th orbital launch attempt. It was the 102nd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2367, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 154 × 449 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 18 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
- 102nd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 95th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,366th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2367 · NORAD 26040 · 1999-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 18 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2367
- Object ID
- 1999-072A
- Epoch
- 1999-12-26 09:21:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92799728 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0221153
- Inclination
- 64.9854°
- Ascending node
- 249.1299°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.8219°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.3749°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
18 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 16 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2367 · NORAD 26040 · broke up November 21, 2001
Tsiklon-2 82-801 Stage 2 · re-entered December 26, 1999
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
20th launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 1,140th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-PM 10 launch?
US-PM 10 launched on December 26, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 10?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 10 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 10 reach?
Kosmos-2367, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 154 × 449 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
