Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-PM 7

Launched

December 20, 1995

Launch Successful

Image: Ukrainian Space Agency

Summary

US-PM 7 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 20, 1995. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 57th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,038th orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2326, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 414 × 422 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Tsiklon-2 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 99th Tsiklon-2 flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 57th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,038th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.0°Inclination

414 × 422 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

92.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements

135.7°Ascending node

11258 d agoElement epoch1995-12-20 03:45 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2326 · NORAD 23748 · 1995-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers

Object: COSMOS 2326
Object ID: 1995-071A
Epoch: 1995-12-20 03:45:54 UTC
Mean motion: 15.52069209 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0006067
Inclination: 65.0206°
Ascending node: 135.7411°
Arg. of perigee: 235.3488°
Mean anomaly: 124.709°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 2
B*: 0.0033905

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

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit

Kosmos-2326 · NORAD 23748 · deorbited November 8, 1997

Tsiklon-2 41-506 Stage 2 · re-entered December 20, 1995

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

19th launch from 90/20, 2nd this year · 1,067th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

23 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

194 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did US-PM 7 launch?

US-PM 7 launched on December 20, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch US-PM 7?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched US-PM 7?

Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet

Where did US-PM 7 launch from?

90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did US-PM 7 reach?

Kosmos-2326, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 414 × 422 km orbit inclined 65.0°.

How many satellites did US-PM 7 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).