Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 13
Launched
June 25, 2006
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 13 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 25, 2006. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 157th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,778th orbital launch attempt. It was the 105th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2421, one of 510 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 424 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 510 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
- 105th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 157th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,778th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2421 · NORAD 29247 · 2006-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 510 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-026A
- Epoch
- 2006-06-25 06:53:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.52034803 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008866
- Inclination
- 65.0519°
- Ascending node
- 7.7432°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.9112°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.1057°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
510 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 508 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2421 · NORAD 29247 · broke up March 14, 2008
Tsiklon-2 92-804 Stage 2 · re-entered June 25, 2006
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
23rd launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 1,258th 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 13 launch?
US-PM 13 launched on June 25, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 13?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 13 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 13 reach?
Kosmos-2421, one of 510 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 424 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did US-PM 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).