Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Resurs-O1 2
Launched
April 20, 1988
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.
- Watch
- 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
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
