Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 11
Launched
December 21, 2001
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 11 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 21, 2001. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 120th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,510th orbital launch attempt. It was the 103rd Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2383, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 423 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 15 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
- 103rd Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 120th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,510th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2383 · NORAD 27053 · 2001-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2383
- Object ID
- 2001-057A
- Epoch
- 2001-12-21 06:53:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.52213344 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008038
- Inclination
- 65.0123°
- Ascending node
- 184.3186°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.074°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.9496°
- 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
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 13 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2383 · NORAD 27053 · broke up February 28, 2004
Tsiklon-2 82-802 Stage 2 · re-entered December 21, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Systems aboard the 3300 kg satellite included the Radio-Technical Reconnaissance system and systems for electronic camouflage and self-protection. An engine unit maintained the orbital altitude and made a final deorbit of the satellite at the end of the mission.
Pad
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21st launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 1,186th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
725 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-PM 11 launch?
US-PM 11 launched on December 21, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 11?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 11 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 11 reach?
Kosmos-2383, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 423 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).