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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Orlets-1 1
Launched
July 18, 1989
Summary
Orlets-1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 18, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,285th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 3,431st orbital launch attempt. It was the 544th Soyuz U flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2031, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 267 km orbit inclined 50.6°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 544th Soyuz U flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,285th launch44th this yearhumanity's 3,431st orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2031 · NORAD 20136 · 1989-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-056A
- Epoch
- 1989-07-19 13:11:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17609679 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051656
- Inclination
- 50.5541°
- Ascending node
- 119.8147°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.1466°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.6649°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- 0.00031912
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2031 · NORAD 20136 · broke up August 31, 1989
Soyuz-U No. 594 Blok-I · re-entered July 21, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
280th launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 910th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Orlets-1 1 launch?
Orlets-1 1 launched on July 18, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orlets-1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orlets-1 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Orlets-1 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Orlets-1 1 reach?
Kosmos-2031, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 267 km orbit inclined 50.6°.
How many satellites did Orlets-1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).