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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F 8
Launched
August 16, 1990
Summary
Resurs-F 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 16, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,366th launch, 50th this year and humanity's 3,553rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 239 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,366th launch50th this yearhumanity's 3,553rd orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 20754 · 1990-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-073A
- Epoch
- 1990-08-16 11:12:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2503758 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040123
- Inclination
- 82.342°
- Ascending node
- 139.6788°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.8353°
- Mean anomaly
- 254.7186°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-F · NORAD 20754 · landed September 1, 1990
Soyuz-U-PVB 53-150 Blok-I · re-entered August 18, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
226th launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 1,327th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F 8 launch?
Resurs-F 8 launched on August 16, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F 8?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F 8 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F 8 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 239 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).