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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 6
Launched
May 29, 1990
Summary
Resurs-F 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 29, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,346th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 3,525th orbital launch attempt. It was the 564th Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 232 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 6 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
- 564th Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,346th launch30th this yearhumanity's 3,525th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 20632 · 1990-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RESURS F-6
- Object ID
- 1990-047A
- Epoch
- 1990-05-29 07:09:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26587521 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035072
- Inclination
- 82.3641°
- Ascending node
- 23.0063°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.3303°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.1106°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-F · NORAD 20632 · landed June 14, 1990
Soyuz-U 53-149 Blok-I · re-entered May 31, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
224th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 1,314th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Resurs-F 6 launch?
Resurs-F 6 launched on May 29, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 6 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 6 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 232 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).