Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F43 29L 2
Launched
July 7, 1988
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.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- 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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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
Pad

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
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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).
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