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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-PM 12

Launched

May 28, 2004

Launch Successful

Image: Ukrainian Space Agency

Summary

US-PM 12 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 28, 2004. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 137th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,659th orbital launch attempt. It was the 104th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2405, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 424 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
104th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 137th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,659th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

65.0°Inclination
412 × 424 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
10.2°Ascending node
8175 d agoElement epoch2004-05-28 12:18 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2405 · NORAD 28350 · 2004-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
COSMOS 2407
Object ID
2004-020A
Epoch
2004-05-28 12:18:18 UTC
Mean motion
15.52057656 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0008463
Inclination
65.035°
Ascending node
10.2015°
Arg. of perigee
270.9572°
Mean anomaly
163.0209°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
4
B*
0.0001

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-2405 · NORAD 28350 · re-entered June 16, 2006

Tsiklon-2 92-803 Stage 2 · re-entered May 28, 2004

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Russian naval survelliance satellite.

Pad

Map of 90/20

90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

22nd launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 1,222nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did US-PM 12 launch?

US-PM 12 launched on May 28, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-PM 12?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-PM 12?

Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet

Where did US-PM 12 launch from?

90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did US-PM 12 reach?

Kosmos-2405, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 424 km orbit inclined 65.0°.

How many satellites did US-PM 12 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).