Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 2
Launched
April 28, 1993
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 28, 1993. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 21st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,814th orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2244, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 410 × 436 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
- 94th Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 21st launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,814th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2244 · NORAD 22643 · 1993-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2244
- Object ID
- 1993-029A
- Epoch
- 1993-04-28 06:29:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.50361527 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019377
- Inclination
- 65.0335°
- Ascending node
- 305.5266°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.8051°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.0224°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2244 · NORAD 22643 · re-entered March 18, 1995
Tsiklon-2 42-304 Stage 2 · re-entered April 28, 1993
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
14th launch from 90/20, 2nd this year · 1,006th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-PM 2 launch?
US-PM 2 launched on April 28, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 2?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 2 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 2 reach?
Kosmos-2244, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 410 × 436 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).