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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 49
Launched
May 28, 1987
Summary
Zenit-8 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 28, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,092nd launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 3,189th orbital launch attempt. It was the 474th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1848, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 328 km orbit inclined 73.0°. 18 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
- 474th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,092nd launch42nd this yearhumanity's 3,189th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1848 · NORAD 18017 · 1987-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 18 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-047A
- Epoch
- 1987-05-28 12:33:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12904677 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012417
- Inclination
- 72.9728°
- Ascending node
- 81.5147°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.6487°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.6699°
- 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
18 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 16 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1848 · NORAD 18017 · landed June 11, 1987
Soyuz-U 15-364 Blok-I · re-entered June 12, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
203rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,171st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 49 launch?
Zenit-8 49 launched on May 28, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 49?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 49 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 49 reach?
Kosmos-1848, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 328 km orbit inclined 73.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).