Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3
Launched
October 31, 1986
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 31, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,032nd launch, 76th this year and humanity's 3,119th orbital launch attempt. It was the 454th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1789, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 284 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 8 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
- 454th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,032nd launch76th this yearhumanity's 3,119th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1789 · NORAD 17054 · 1986-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-084A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-31 07:49:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16367771 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0071309
- Inclination
- 82.5286°
- Ascending node
- 186.6097°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.7918°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.1524°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1789 · NORAD 17054 · landed November 14, 1986
Soyuz-U 28-161 Blok-I · re-entered November 4, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55th launch from 16/2, 8th this year · 1,138th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3 launch?
Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3 launched on October 31, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3 reach?
Kosmos-1789, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 284 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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