Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F2 5
Launched
July 17, 1990
Summary
Resurs-F2 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 17, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,355th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 3,539th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 300 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-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,355th launch39th this yearhumanity's 3,539th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 20687 · 1990-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-060A
- Epoch
- 1990-07-17 09:21:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09468467 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0067869
- Inclination
- 82.3152°
- Ascending node
- 104.4113°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.8565°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.0366°
- 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 20687 · landed August 16, 1990
Soyuz-U-PVB 23-265 Blok-I · re-entered July 19, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
174th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 1,320th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F2 5 launch?
Resurs-F2 5 launched on July 17, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F2 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F2 5?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F2 5 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F2 5 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 300 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F2 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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