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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Foton 7
Launched
October 4, 1991
Summary
Foton 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 4, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,445th launch, 50th this year and humanity's 3,670th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Foton, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 403 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Materials Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,445th launch50th this yearhumanity's 3,670th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Foton · NORAD 21737 · 1991-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-070A
- Epoch
- 1991-10-04 19:22:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8834301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.013356
- Inclination
- 62.8111°
- Ascending node
- 235.3779°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.2453°
- Mean anomaly
- 249.2916°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Foton · NORAD 21737 · landed October 20, 1991
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 026 Blok-I · re-entered October 16, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Microgravity research satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
237th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 1,376th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Foton 7 launch?
Foton 7 launched on October 4, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Foton 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Foton 7?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Foton 7 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Foton 7 reach?
Foton, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 403 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Foton 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).