Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Zenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Resurs-O1
Launched
November 4, 1994
Image: NASA
Summary
Resurs-O1 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 4, 1994. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 43rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,945th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Zenit-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resurs-O1, one of 182 catalogued objects, reached a 668 × 670 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 182 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Zenit-2 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 43rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,945th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resurs-O1 · NORAD 23342 · 1994-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 182 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RESURS O1
- Object ID
- 1994-074A
- Epoch
- 1994-11-04 13:26:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.69664931 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001652
- Inclination
- 98.0492°
- Ascending node
- 6.8559°
- Arg. of perigee
- 79.3837°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.7571°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.001
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
182 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 176 debris, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Resurs-O1 · NORAD 23342 · in orbit
Zenit-2 No. 1-87 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resurs-O1 N3 or Resurs-O1 1 is the third earth observation satellite in the Russian Resurs-O1 program.
Pad

45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22nd launch from 45/1, 3rd this year · 1,042nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Resurs-O1 launch?
Resurs-O1 launched on November 4, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resurs-O1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resurs-O1?
Zenit-2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Resurs-O1 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Resurs-O1 reach?
Resurs-O1, one of 182 catalogued objects, reached a 668 × 670 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Resurs-O1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
