Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 13L
Launched
July 31, 1980
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 13L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 31, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,417th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 2,351st orbital launch attempt. It was the 204th Soyuz U flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1203, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 296 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 6 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
- 204th Soyuz U flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,417th launch55th this yearhumanity's 2,351st orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1203 · NORAD 11915 · 1980-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-066A
- Epoch
- 1980-07-31 07:34:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1004734 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006358
- Inclination
- 82.3506°
- Ascending node
- 91.7217°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.3283°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.5174°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1203 · NORAD 11915 · landed August 14, 1980
Soyuz-U 23-796 · re-entered August 6, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
118th launch from 43/3 (43L), 11th this year · 762nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 13L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 13L launched on July 31, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 13L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 13L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 13L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 13L reach?
Kosmos-1203, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 296 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 13L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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