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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 2
Launched
June 27, 1989
Summary
Resurs-F 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 27, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,279th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 3,424th orbital launch attempt. It was the 541st Soyuz U flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 241 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 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 541st Soyuz U flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,279th launch38th this yearhumanity's 3,424th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 20095 · 1989-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-049A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-27 09:23:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24259064 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039514
- Inclination
- 82.5643°
- Ascending node
- 63.732°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.5116°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.0699°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00031956
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 20095 · landed July 11, 1989
Soyuz-U 47-146 Blok-I · re-entered June 29, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78th launch from 16/2, 4th this year · 1,271st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F 2 launch?
Resurs-F 2 launched on June 27, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 2 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 2 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 241 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).