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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 15L
Launched
July 2, 1981
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 15L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 2, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,503rd launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 2,456th orbital launch attempt. It was the 247th Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1280, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 291 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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
- 247th Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,503rd launch52nd this yearhumanity's 2,456th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1280 · NORAD 12577 · 1981-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-063A
- Epoch
- 1981-07-02 08:28:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10320091 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056759
- Inclination
- 82.3112°
- Ascending node
- 54.0918°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.5563°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.2157°
- 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-1280 · NORAD 12577 · landed July 16, 1981
Soyuz-U 26-663 Blok-I · re-entered July 8, 1981
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
134th launch from 43/3 (43L), 10th this year · 817th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 15L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 15L launched on July 2, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 15L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 15L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 15L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 15L reach?
Kosmos-1280, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 291 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 15L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).