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Resurs-F1 17F40 61L 3

Launched

October 31, 1986

Launch Successful

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.

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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

82.5°Inclination
189 × 284 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
186.6°Ascending node
14595 d agoElement epoch1986-10-31 07:49 UTC · stale

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

Map of 16/2

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

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).