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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U131, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 54
Launched
November 11, 1987
Summary
Zenit-8 54 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 131, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 11, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,131st launch, 81st this year and humanity's 3,235th orbital launch attempt. It was the 487th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1895, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 378 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 7 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
- 487th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,131st launch81st this yearhumanity's 3,235th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1895 · NORAD 18491 · 1987-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-092A
- Epoch
- 1987-11-11 08:57:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9500627 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0123254
- Inclination
- 70.379°
- Ascending node
- 229.4472°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.1789°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.2075°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1895 · NORAD 18491 · landed November 26, 1987
Soyuz-U 28-211 Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
131, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 131, 1st this year · 838th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 54 launch?
Zenit-8 54 launched on November 11, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 54?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 54?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 54 launch from?
131, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 54 reach?
Kosmos-1895, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 378 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 54 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).