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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F41 56L
Launched
December 13, 1985
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F41 56L launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 13, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,950th launch, 94th this year and humanity's 3,023rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 425th Soyuz U flight and the 36th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1708, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 292 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 425th Soyuz U flight · 36th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,950th launch94th this yearhumanity's 3,023rd orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1708 · NORAD 16331 · 1985-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-115A
- Epoch
- 1985-12-13 09:03:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14789776 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0077125
- Inclination
- 82.2763°
- Ascending node
- 224.4658°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.1368°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.8608°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
9 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1708 · NORAD 16331 · landed December 27, 1985
- MKA Subsatellite? · NORAD 16340 · re-entered December 22, 1985
Soyuz-U 21-156 Blok-I · re-entered December 17, 1985
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
189th launch from 43/4 (43R), 13th this year · 1,090th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F1 17F41 56L launch?
Resurs-F1 17F41 56L launched on December 13, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F41 56L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F41 56L?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F41 56L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F41 56L reach?
Kosmos-1708, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 292 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F41 56L launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).