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Resurs-F1 17F41 11L

Launched

September 5, 1979

Launch Successful

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.

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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

81.4°Inclination
221 × 269 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
163.3°Ascending node
17207 d agoElement epoch1979-09-05 11:38 UTC · stale

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

Map of 41/1

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

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).