Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 3
Launched
July 7, 1993
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 3 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 7, 1993. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 24th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,830th orbital launch attempt. It was the 95th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2258, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 122 × 386 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
- 95th Tsiklon-2 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 24th launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,830th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2258 · NORAD 22709 · 1993-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2258
- Object ID
- 1993-044A
- Epoch
- 1993-07-07 08:35:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10120245 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0199126
- Inclination
- 65.0083°
- Ascending node
- 68.778°
- Arg. of perigee
- 53.8512°
- Mean anomaly
- 308.0902°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-2258 · NORAD 22709 · re-entered June 8, 1995
Tsiklon-2 32-305 Stage 2 · re-entered July 7, 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
15th launch from 90/20, 3rd this year · 1,010th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-PM 3 launch?
US-PM 3 launched on July 7, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 3?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 3 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 3 reach?
Kosmos-2258, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 122 × 386 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).