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Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2

Launched

July 7, 1988

Launch Successful

Summary

Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 7, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,195th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 3,311th orbital launch attempt. It was the 511th Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1957, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 222 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
511th Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,195th launch48th this yearhumanity's 3,311th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

82.6°Inclination
191 × 222 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
73.9°Ascending node
13980 d agoElement epoch1988-07-07 07:54 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1957 · NORAD 19276 · 1988-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1988-057A
Epoch
1988-07-07 07:54:18 UTC
Mean motion
16.27357569 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0023323
Inclination
82.5779°
Ascending node
73.9383°
Arg. of perigee
114.7199°
Mean anomaly
245.6525°
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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1957 · NORAD 19276 · landed July 21, 1988

Soyuz-U 39-129 Blok-I · re-entered July 9, 1988

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return Earth observation satellite

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Map of 16/2

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

68th launch from 16/2, 4th this year · 1,223rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

86 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2 launch?

Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2 launched on July 7, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2?

Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet

Where did Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2 launch from?

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2 reach?

Kosmos-1957, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 222 km orbit inclined 82.6°.

How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).