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Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Foton 11 & Mirka
Launched
October 9, 1997
Summary
Foton 11 & Mirka launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 9, 1997. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,180th orbital launch attempt. It was the 630th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Foton, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 383 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Strategic Rocket Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 630th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,180th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Foton · NORAD 25006 · 1997-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FOTON 11
- Object ID
- 1997-060A
- Epoch
- 1997-10-09 20:42:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92093643 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0118989
- Inclination
- 62.8056°
- Ascending node
- 238.016°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.5505°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.2275°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Foton · NORAD 25006 · landed October 23, 1997
Soyuz-U No 057 Blok-I · re-entered October 31, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Foton was a series of Soviet and later Russian material sciences research satellites. Mirka is a dedicated research capsule solely for performance of re-entry experiments.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
209th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,491st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Foton 11 & Mirka launch?
Foton 11 & Mirka launched on October 9, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Foton 11 & Mirka?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Foton 11 & Mirka?
Soyuz U, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Foton 11 & Mirka launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Foton 11 & Mirka reach?
Foton, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 383 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Foton 11 & Mirka launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).