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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 18
Launched
June 25, 1993
Summary
Resurs-F 18 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 25, 1993. It was Russian Space Forces's 26th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,826th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 259 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 7 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
- 29th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 26th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,826th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 22696 · 1993-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1993-040A
- Epoch
- 1993-06-25 09:38:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23448599 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063067
- Inclination
- 82.5791°
- Ascending node
- 65.582°
- Arg. of perigee
- 117.1864°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.5875°
- 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 22696 · landed July 12, 1993
Soyuz-U-PVB 24-156 Blok-I · re-entered June 27, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
107th launch from 16/2, 4th this year · 1,431st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 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 18 launch?
Resurs-F 18 launched on June 25, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 18?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 18 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 18 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 259 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).