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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 53
Launched
October 9, 1987
Summary
Zenit-8 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 9, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,125th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 3,228th orbital launch attempt. It was the 485th Soyuz U flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1889, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 381 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 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
- 485th Soyuz U flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,125th launch75th this yearhumanity's 3,228th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1889 · NORAD 18394 · 1987-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-085A
- Epoch
- 1987-10-09 09:53:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94377054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125098
- Inclination
- 69.9827°
- Ascending node
- 187.2923°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.4747°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.1059°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.017485
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-1889 · NORAD 18394 · landed October 23, 1987
Soyuz-U 15-368 Blok-I · re-entered October 25, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
245th launch from 1/5, 13th this year · 835th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 53 launch?
Zenit-8 53 launched on October 9, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 53?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 53 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 53 reach?
Kosmos-1889, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 381 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).