Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F2 2
Launched
August 23, 1988
Summary
Resurs-F2 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 23, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,211th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 3,330th orbital launch attempt. It was the 517th Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1965, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 241 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 7 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
- 517th Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,211th launch64th this yearhumanity's 3,330th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1965 · NORAD 19414 · 1988-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1965
- Object ID
- 1988-073A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-23 12:33:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24114301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039215
- Inclination
- 82.3332°
- Ascending node
- 167.1793°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.7047°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.8729°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1965 · NORAD 19414 · landed September 22, 1988
Soyuz-U No. 569 Blok-I · re-entered August 25, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
299th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 1,230th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F2 2 launch?
Resurs-F2 2 launched on August 23, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F2 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F2 2 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F2 2 reach?
Kosmos-1965, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 241 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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