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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 5
Launched
August 6, 1984
Summary
Zenit-8 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 6, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,823rd launch, 64th this year and humanity's 2,857th orbital launch attempt. It was the 379th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1587, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 379 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 379th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,823rd launch64th this yearhumanity's 2,857th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1587 · NORAD 15163 · 1984-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1984-082A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-06 13:48:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97119377 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0134005
- Inclination
- 72.8562°
- Ascending node
- 170.1035°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.4436°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.1992°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1587 · NORAD 15163 · landed August 31, 1984
Soyuz-U 32-794 Blok-I · re-entered August 18, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
259th launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 1,010th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 5 launch?
Zenit-8 5 launched on August 6, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 5?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 5 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 5 reach?
Kosmos-1587, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 379 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).