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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 15
Launched
May 15, 1985
Summary
Zenit-8 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 15, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,884th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 2,941st orbital launch attempt. It was the 400th Soyuz U flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1649, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 376 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 400th Soyuz U flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,884th launch28th this yearhumanity's 2,941st orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1649 · NORAD 15694 · 1985-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1649
- Object ID
- 1985-036A
- Epoch
- 1985-05-16 01:59:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97104857 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0130414
- Inclination
- 72.8459°
- Ascending node
- 66.5096°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.2186°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.3891°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.00017599
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 10 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1649 · NORAD 15694 · landed May 29, 1985
Soyuz-U 56-316 Blok-I · re-entered May 28, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
179th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,047th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 15 launch?
Zenit-8 15 launched on May 15, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 15?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 15 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 15 reach?
Kosmos-1649, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 376 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).