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Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs F-1M
Launched
November 18, 1997
Summary
Resurs F-1M launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 18, 1997. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 5th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,193rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 631st Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs F-1M, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 244 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Strategic Rocket Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 631st Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 5th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,193rd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs F-1M · NORAD 25059 · 1997-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RESURS F-1M
- Object ID
- 1997-072A
- Epoch
- 1997-11-18 14:01:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24236201 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043144
- Inclination
- 82.3291°
- Ascending node
- 252.6114°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.4667°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.1634°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000042694
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs F-1M · NORAD 25059 · landed December 13, 1997
Soyuz-U No. 054 Blok-I · re-entered November 21, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Resurs-F1M (17F43M) was one of three subseries of the Soviet Resurs-F1 film-return earth observation satellite family. They were a follow-on to the Fram (Zenit-4MKT) series.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
210th launch from 43/3 (43L), 3rd this year · 1,492nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs F-1M launch?
Resurs F-1M launched on November 18, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs F-1M?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs F-1M?
Soyuz U, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs F-1M launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs F-1M reach?
Resurs F-1M, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 244 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs F-1M launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).