Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 25L
Launched
August 5, 1983
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 25L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 5, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,719th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 2,727th orbital launch attempt. It was the 333rd Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1487, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 402 km orbit inclined 82.1°. 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
- 333rd Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,719th launch60th this yearhumanity's 2,727th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1487 · NORAD 14245 · 1983-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-080A
- Epoch
- 1983-08-05 10:38:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93284727 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0153275
- Inclination
- 82.0831°
- Ascending node
- 119.5757°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.8265°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.0504°
- 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-1487 · NORAD 14245 · landed August 19, 1983
Soyuz-U 12-125 Blok-I · re-entered August 11, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 943rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 25L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 25L launched on August 5, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 25L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 25L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 25L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 25L reach?
Kosmos-1487, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 402 km orbit inclined 82.1°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 25L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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