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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterTsiklon-2
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit10 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2347 1997-079A | Payload | re-entered 1999-12-12 | |
| SL-11 R/B 1997-079B | Rocket body | re-entered 1997-12-10 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079C | Debris | re-entered 1999-11-29 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079D | Debris | re-entered 1999-12-10 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079E | Debris | re-entered 1999-11-30 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079F | Debris | re-entered 1999-11-30 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079G | Debris | re-entered 1999-11-28 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079H | Debris | re-entered 1999-12-20 |
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| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079J | Debris | re-entered 1999-12-09 | |
| COSMOS 2347 DEB 1997-079K | Debris | re-entered 1999-11-29 |
COSPAR ID 1997-079. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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