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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F2 1
Launched
December 26, 1987
Summary
Resurs-F2 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 26, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,145th launch, 95th this year and humanity's 3,251st orbital launch attempt. It was the 492nd Soyuz U flight and the 33rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1906, one of 38 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 252 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 38 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 492nd Soyuz U flight · 33rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,145th launch95th this yearhumanity's 3,251st orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1906 · NORAD 18713 · 1987-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 38 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1906
- Object ID
- 1987-108A
- Epoch
- 1987-12-26 12:48:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22370966 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048293
- Inclination
- 82.6183°
- Ascending node
- 294.0715°
- Arg. of perigee
- 103.3883°
- Mean anomaly
- 257.2797°
- 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
38 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 35 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1906 · NORAD 18713 · broke up January 31, 1988
Soyuz-U No. 547 Blok-I · re-entered December 29, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64th launch from 16/2, 7th this year · 1,198th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F2 1 launch?
Resurs-F2 1 launched on December 26, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F2 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F2 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F2 1 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F2 1 reach?
Kosmos-1906, one of 38 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 252 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F2 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).