Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 21L
Launched
May 17, 1983
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 21L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 17, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,695th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 2,692nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 322nd Soyuz U flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1462, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 222 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
- 322nd Soyuz U flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,695th launch36th this yearhumanity's 2,692nd orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1462 · NORAD 14071 · 1983-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-045A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-17 07:49:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27027395 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021731
- Inclination
- 82.345°
- Ascending node
- 20.9617°
- Arg. of perigee
- 345.0722°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.9925°
- 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-1462 · NORAD 14071 · landed May 31, 1983
Soyuz-U 55-839 Blok-I · re-entered May 23, 1983
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
237th launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 929th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 21L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 21L launched on May 17, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 21L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 21L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 21L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 21L reach?
Kosmos-1462, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 222 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 21L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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