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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F2 3
Launched
January 12, 1989
Summary
Resurs-F2 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 12, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,243rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,376th orbital launch attempt. It was the 528th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1990, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 14, 1989, was 263 × 276 km inclined 82.6°. 4 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
- 528th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,243rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,376th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1990 · NORAD 19756 · 1989-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-002A
- Epoch
- 1989-01-14 18:21:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04431324 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009574
- Inclination
- 82.5671°
- Ascending node
- 308.9766°
- Arg. of perigee
- 328.2209°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.9469°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 37
- B*
- 0.00018545
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1990 · NORAD 19756 · landed February 11, 1989
Soyuz-U No. 580 Blok-I · re-entered January 14, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
75th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,248th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F2 3 launch?
Resurs-F2 3 launched on January 12, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F2 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F2 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F2 3 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F2 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1990, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 14, 1989, was 263 × 276 km inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F2 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).