Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 8
Launched
December 11, 1996
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 8 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 11, 1996. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 65th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,114th orbital launch attempt. It was the 100th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2335, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 411 × 422 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
- 100th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 65th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,114th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2335 · NORAD 24670 · 1996-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2335
- Object ID
- 1996-069A
- Epoch
- 1996-12-11 14:53:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.52502487 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008544
- Inclination
- 64.9884°
- Ascending node
- 295.0001°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.7686°
- Mean anomaly
- 141.3277°
- 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-2335 · NORAD 24670 · re-entered January 1, 1999
Tsiklon-2 13-302 Stage 2 · re-entered December 12, 1996
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
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15th launch from 90/19, 1st this year · 1,084th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 23 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-PM 8 launch?
US-PM 8 launched on December 11, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 8?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 8 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 8 reach?
Kosmos-2335, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 411 × 422 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did US-PM 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).