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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4
Launched
September 9, 1988
Summary
Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 9, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,215th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 3,339th orbital launch attempt. It was the 519th Soyuz U flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1968, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 243 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 519th Soyuz U flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,215th launch68th this yearhumanity's 3,339th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1968 · NORAD 19488 · 1988-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-082A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-09 10:29:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24113894 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041437
- Inclination
- 82.3244°
- Ascending node
- 175.2283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.5111°
- Mean anomaly
- 252.0689°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1968 · NORAD 19488 · landed September 23, 1988
Soyuz-U 39-131 Blok-I · re-entered September 11, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return Earth observation satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
300th launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 1,233rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 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 17F43 31L 4 launch?
Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4 launched on September 9, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4 reach?
Kosmos-1968, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 243 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).