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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 42
Launched
January 15, 1987
Summary
Zenit-8 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 15, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,054th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,143rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 461st Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1813, one of 196 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 362 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 196 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
- 461st Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,054th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,143rd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1813 · NORAD 17297 · 1987-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 196 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1813
- Object ID
- 1987-004A
- Epoch
- 1987-01-15 11:08:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99212134 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0118052
- Inclination
- 72.8288°
- Ascending node
- 289.0274°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.4953°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.9726°
- 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
196 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 190 debris, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1813 · NORAD 17297 · broke up January 29, 1987
Soyuz-U 11-334 Blok-I · re-entered February 1, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
152nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,154th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 42 launch?
Zenit-8 42 launched on January 15, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 42?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 42 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 42 reach?
Kosmos-1813, one of 196 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 362 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).