Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 12
Launched
May 28, 2004
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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2405 · NORAD 28350 · 2004-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- 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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
