![[AUTO] Soyuz U - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fsoyuz2520u_image_20190222031023.jpeg&w=1600)
Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 12
Launched
July 23, 1991
Summary
Resurs-F 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 23, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,432nd launch, 37th this year and humanity's 3,651st orbital launch attempt. It was the 578th Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 238 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 7 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 578th Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,432nd launch37th this yearhumanity's 3,651st orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 21611 · 1991-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-052A
- Epoch
- 1991-07-23 08:54:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24650102 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0036903
- Inclination
- 82.3373°
- Ascending node
- 103.3224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.5694°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.98°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-F · NORAD 21611 · landed August 8, 1991
Soyuz-U 12-152 Blok-I · re-entered July 25, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
181st launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 1,368th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Resurs-F 12 launch?
Resurs-F 12 launched on July 23, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 12?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 12 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 12 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 238 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).