Russian Space ForcesSoyuz 2.1b43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Persona 1
Launched
July 26, 2008
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Persona 1 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1b from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 26, 2008. It was Russian Space Forces's 68th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,922nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 2.1b flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-2441, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 734 km orbit inclined 98.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz 2.1b flightRussian Space Forces's 68th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,922nd orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2441 · NORAD 33272 · 2008-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-037A
- Epoch
- 2008-07-26 19:55:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.34913431 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0388083
- Inclination
- 98.3254°
- Ascending node
- 281.0177°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.6926°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.9527°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2441 · NORAD 33272 · in orbit
Soyuz-2-1b No. 003 Blok-I · re-entered December 14, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Electro-optical reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
262nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,560th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
580 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Persona 1 launch?
Persona 1 launched on July 26, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Persona 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Persona 1?
Soyuz 2.1b, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz 2.1b spec sheet
Where did Persona 1 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Persona 1 reach?
Kosmos-2441, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 734 km orbit inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did Persona 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).