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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 19
Launched
July 15, 1985
Summary
Zenit-8 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 15, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,905th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 2,965th orbital launch attempt. It was the 409th Soyuz U flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1668, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 275 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 10 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
- 409th Soyuz U flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,905th launch49th this yearhumanity's 2,965th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1668 · NORAD 15906 · 1985-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-060A
- Epoch
- 1985-07-15 06:22:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13301578 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045879
- Inclination
- 70.4042°
- Ascending node
- 73.7821°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.5314°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.0642°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1668 · NORAD 15906 · landed July 29, 1985
Soyuz-U 21-325 Blok-I · re-entered July 24, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
283rd launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 746th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 19 launch?
Zenit-8 19 launched on July 15, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 19?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 19 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 19 reach?
Kosmos-1668, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 275 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).