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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Resurs-O1 2

Launched

April 20, 1988

Launch Successful

Image: Dmitry Ivanov

Summary

Resurs-O1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 20, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,174th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 3,286th orbital launch attempt. It was the 92nd Vostok 8A92M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kosmos-1939, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 667 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
92nd Vostok 8A92M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,174th launch27th this yearhumanity's 3,286th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.0°Inclination
624 × 667 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
97.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
172.2°Ascending node
14058 d agoElement epoch1988-04-20 08:33 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1939 · NORAD 19045 · 1988-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1939
Object ID
1988-032A
Epoch
1988-04-20 08:33:05 UTC
Mean motion
14.77047823 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.003062
Inclination
97.9687°
Ascending node
172.1714°
Arg. of perigee
19.4889°
Mean anomaly
342.434°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 3 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1939 · NORAD 19045 · re-entered October 29, 2014

Vostok-2M (N93) Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Earth observation satellite

Pad

Map of 31/6

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

304th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 860th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

33 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Resurs-O1 2 launch?

Resurs-O1 2 launched on April 20, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Resurs-O1 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Resurs-O1 2?

Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet

Where did Resurs-O1 2 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Resurs-O1 2 reach?

Kosmos-1939, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 667 km orbit inclined 98.0°.

How many satellites did Resurs-O1 2 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).