Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 12L
Launched
June 6, 1980
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 12L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 6, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,399th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 2,330th orbital launch attempt. It was the 196th Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1185, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 288 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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
- 196th Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,399th launch37th this yearhumanity's 2,330th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1185 · NORAD 11827 · 1980-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-046A
- Epoch
- 1980-06-06 08:18:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10241318 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051861
- Inclination
- 82.3294°
- Ascending node
- 26.3098°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.788°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.9345°
- 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-1185 · NORAD 11827 · landed June 20, 1980
Soyuz-U 55-928 Blok-I · re-entered June 11, 1980
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
174th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 749th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 12L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 12L launched on June 6, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 12L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 12L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 12L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 12L reach?
Kosmos-1185, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 288 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 12L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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