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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 39
Launched
October 22, 1986
Summary
Zenit-8 39 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 22, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,029th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 3,116th orbital launch attempt. It was the 453rd Soyuz U flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1787, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 272 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 7 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
- 453rd Soyuz U flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,029th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 3,116th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1787 · NORAD 17044 · 1986-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-081A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-22 10:21:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12901306 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038793
- Inclination
- 69.9839°
- Ascending node
- 207.886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.182°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.8773°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1787 · NORAD 17044 · landed November 4, 1986
Soyuz-U 48-353 Blok-I · re-entered October 30, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
230th launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 794th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 39 launch?
Zenit-8 39 launched on October 22, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 39?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 39 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 39 reach?
Kosmos-1787, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 272 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 39 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).