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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 16
Launched
August 19, 1992
Summary
Resurs-F 16 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 19, 1992. It was Russian Space Forces's 9th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,745th orbital launch attempt. It was the 588th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 246 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 588th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearRussian Space Forces's 9th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,745th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 22093 · 1992-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-056A
- Epoch
- 1992-08-20 02:25:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16222246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013258
- Inclination
- 82.5692°
- Ascending node
- 149.3707°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.4464°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.8186°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.00011266
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-F · NORAD 22093 · landed September 4, 1992
- Pion-Germes-1 · NORAD 22099 · re-entered September 25, 1992
- Pion-Germes-2 · NORAD 22100 · re-entered September 24, 1992
Soyuz-U 24-157 Blok-I · re-entered August 21, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
100th launch from 16/2, 3rd this year · 1,400th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F 16 launch?
Resurs-F 16 launched on August 19, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 16 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 16 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 246 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 16 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).