![[AUTO] Soyuz U - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fsoyuz2520u_image_20190222031023.jpeg&w=1600)
Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 16L
Launched
August 27, 1981
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 16L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 27, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,520th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 2,476th orbital launch attempt. It was the 255th Soyuz U flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1301, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 269 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
- 255th Soyuz U flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,520th launch69th this yearhumanity's 2,476th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1301 · NORAD 12788 · 1981-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-083A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-27 11:48:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13103485 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034827
- Inclination
- 82.3075°
- Ascending node
- 159.4908°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.3577°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.1659°
- 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-1301 · NORAD 12788 · landed September 10, 1981
Soyuz-U 49-116 Blok-I · re-entered August 31, 1981
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
209th launch from 41/1, 15th this year · 828th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 16L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 16L launched on August 27, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 16L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 16L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 16L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 16L reach?
Kosmos-1301, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 269 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 16L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).