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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 48
Launched
May 13, 1987
Summary
Zenit-8 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 13, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,087th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 3,183rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 471st Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1845, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 378 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 9 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
- 471st Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,087th launch37th this yearhumanity's 3,183rd orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1845 · NORAD 17975 · 1987-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-042A
- Epoch
- 1987-05-13 05:52:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9517129 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125261
- Inclination
- 70.4049°
- Ascending node
- 3.7129°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.1758°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.242°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1845 · NORAD 17975 · landed May 27, 1987
Soyuz-U 28-361 Blok-I · re-entered June 1, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
298th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 819th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 48 launch?
Zenit-8 48 launched on May 13, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 48?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 48 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 48 reach?
Kosmos-1845, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 378 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).