Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 5
Launched
November 2, 1994
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 5 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 2, 1994. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 42nd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,943rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 97th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2293, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 430 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
- 97th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 42nd launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,943rd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2293 · NORAD 23336 · 1994-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2293
- Object ID
- 1994-072A
- Epoch
- 1994-11-02 03:07:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.48660615 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003662
- Inclination
- 65.0492°
- Ascending node
- 91.7433°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.7743°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.2753°
- 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-2293 · NORAD 23336 · deorbited May 13, 1996
Tsiklon-2 13-301 Stage 2 · re-entered November 2, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
S-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
17th launch from 90/20, 1st this year · 1,041st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
411 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-PM 5 launch?
US-PM 5 launched on November 2, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 5?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 5 launch from?
90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 5 reach?
Kosmos-2293, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 430 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).