Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Tsiklon-290/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 9
Launched
December 9, 1997
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-PM 9 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Tsiklon-2 from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 9, 1997. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 73rd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,200th orbital launch attempt. It was the 101st Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2347, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 290 km orbit inclined 66.5°. 10 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
- 101st Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 73rd launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,200th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2347 · NORAD 25088 · 1997-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2347
- Object ID
- 1997-079A
- Epoch
- 1997-12-09 07:16:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99377156 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001
- Inclination
- 66.4733°
- Ascending node
- 223.3207°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.5547°
- Mean anomaly
- 0°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2347 · NORAD 25088 · broke up November 22, 1999
Tsiklon-2 33-303 Stage 2 · re-entered December 9, 1997
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
16th launch from 90/19, 1st this year · 1,100th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
362 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-PM 9 launch?
US-PM 9 launched on December 9, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-PM 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-PM 9?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-PM 9 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did US-PM 9 reach?
Kosmos-2347, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 290 km orbit inclined 66.5°.
How many satellites did US-PM 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).