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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 41
Launched
December 4, 1986
Summary
Zenit-8 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 4, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,043rd launch, 87th this year and humanity's 3,131st orbital launch attempt. It was the 457th Soyuz U flight and the 31st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1804, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 430 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
- 457th Soyuz U flight · 31st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,043rd launch87th this yearhumanity's 3,131st orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1804 · NORAD 17179 · 1986-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-095A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-04 10:02:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8672145 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0166405
- Inclination
- 69.9927°
- Ascending node
- 267.993°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.6095°
- Mean anomaly
- 291.3011°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1804 · NORAD 17179 · landed December 18, 1986
Soyuz-U 48-851 Blok-I · re-entered December 31, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
231st launch from 1/5, 11th this year · 799th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 41 launch?
Zenit-8 41 launched on December 4, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 41?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 41 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 41 reach?
Kosmos-1804, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 430 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).