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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F2 4
Launched
August 15, 1989
Summary
Resurs-F2 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 15, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,290th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 3,438th orbital launch attempt. It was the 547th Soyuz U flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 289 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 547th Soyuz U flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,290th launch49th this yearhumanity's 3,438th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 20175 · 1989-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-063A
- Epoch
- 1989-08-15 10:19:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15394935 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007539
- Inclination
- 82.3058°
- Ascending node
- 147.7264°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.2902°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.6558°
- 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
- Resurs-F · NORAD 20175 · landed September 14, 1989
Soyuz-U 17-254 Blok-I · re-entered August 16, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
216th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,279th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F2 4 launch?
Resurs-F2 4 launched on August 15, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F2 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F2 4?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F2 4 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F2 4 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 289 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F2 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).