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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 43
Launched
February 7, 1987
Summary
Zenit-8 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 7, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,063rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,153rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 462nd Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1819, one of 8 catalogued objects, from February 9, 1987, was 216 × 262 km inclined 72.8°. 8 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
- 462nd Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,063rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,153rd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1819 · NORAD 17484 · 1987-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-014A
- Epoch
- 1987-02-09 12:47:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15449226 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034608
- Inclination
- 72.836°
- Ascending node
- 293.7545°
- Arg. of perigee
- 122.9084°
- Mean anomaly
- 237.6322°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 34
- B*
- 0.000043095
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1819 · NORAD 17484 · landed February 18, 1987
Soyuz-U 48-350 Blok-I · re-entered February 10, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
201st launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,158th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 43 launch?
Zenit-8 43 launched on February 7, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 43?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 43 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 43 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1819, one of 8 catalogued objects, from February 9, 1987, was 216 × 262 km inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).