Russian Space ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-500
Launched
November 15, 1992
Summary
Resurs-500 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 15, 1992. It was Russian Space Forces's 13th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,765th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-500, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 248 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 4th this yearRussian Space Forces's 13th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,765th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-500 · NORAD 22217 · 1992-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-075A
- Epoch
- 1992-11-15 23:03:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23229511 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045132
- Inclination
- 82.5795°
- Ascending node
- 48.5692°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.7832°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.9963°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-500 · NORAD 22217 · landed November 22, 1992
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 037 Blok-I · re-entered November 18, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
103rd launch from 16/2, 6th this year · 1,407th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-500 launch?
Resurs-500 launched on November 15, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-500?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-500?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Resurs-500 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-500 reach?
Resurs-500, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 248 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Resurs-500 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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