Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 11L
Launched
September 5, 1979
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 11L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 5, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,341st launch, 68th this year and humanity's 2,256th orbital launch attempt. It was the 168th Soyuz U flight and the 37th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1127, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 269 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 4 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
- 168th Soyuz U flight · 37th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,341st launch68th this yearhumanity's 2,256th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1127 · NORAD 11520 · 1979-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-080A
- Epoch
- 1979-09-05 11:38:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13159752 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003622
- Inclination
- 81.3637°
- Ascending node
- 163.3497°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.2872°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.8559°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1127 · NORAD 11520 · landed September 18, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 201 Blok-I · re-entered September 10, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
165th launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 705th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 11L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 11L launched on September 5, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 11L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 11L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 11L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 11L reach?
Kosmos-1127, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 269 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 11L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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