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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Resurs-F2 6
Launched
May 21, 1991
Summary
Resurs-F2 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 21, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,420th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 3,633rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-F, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 253 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 5 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
- 19th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,420th launch25th this yearhumanity's 3,633rd orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-F · NORAD 21313 · 1991-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RESURS F-10
- Object ID
- 1991-035A
- Epoch
- 1991-05-21 10:19:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2213683 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048537
- Inclination
- 82.3168°
- Ascending node
- 39.8265°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.4039°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.0753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Resurs-F · NORAD 21313 · landed June 20, 1991
Soyuz-U-PVB 23-266 Blok-I · re-entered May 23, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
232nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,359th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
167 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resurs-F2 6 launch?
Resurs-F2 6 launched on May 21, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-F2 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-F2 6?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Resurs-F2 6 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Resurs-F2 6 reach?
Resurs-F, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 253 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Resurs-F2 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).