Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6
Launched
September 15, 1987
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 15, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,119th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 3,220th orbital launch attempt. It was the 482nd Soyuz U flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1882, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 205 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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 · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 482nd Soyuz U flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,119th launch69th this yearhumanity's 3,220th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1882 · NORAD 18348 · 1987-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1882
- Object ID
- 1987-077A
- Epoch
- 1987-09-15 10:19:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.30258354 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009349
- Inclination
- 82.3456°
- Ascending node
- 177.7995°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.2352°
- Mean anomaly
- 252.9966°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1882 · NORAD 18348 · landed October 6, 1987
Soyuz-U 48-210 Blok-I · re-entered September 17, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
207th launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 1,188th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6 launch?
Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6 launched on September 15, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6 reach?
Kosmos-1882, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 205 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F40 107L 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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