Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 1
Launched
May 25, 1989
Summary
Resurs-F 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 25, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,270th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 3,412th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 243 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,270th launch29th this yearhumanity's 3,412th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 20006 · 1989-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-038A
- Epoch
- 1989-05-25 10:08:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24842316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044372
- Inclination
- 82.2978°
- Ascending node
- 41.6947°
- Arg. of perigee
- 106.086°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.0528°
- 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
9 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-F · NORAD 20006 · landed June 17, 1989
- Pion · NORAD 20056 · re-entered July 23, 1989
- Pion · NORAD 20060 · re-entered July 24, 1989
Soyuz-U-PVB 47-145 Blok-I · re-entered May 26, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
163rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 1,265th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F 1 launch?
Resurs-F 1 launched on May 25, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 1?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 1 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 1 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 243 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 1 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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