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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 58
Launched
January 26, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 26, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,152nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,258th orbital launch attempt. It was the 494th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1915, one of 6 catalogued objects, from February 3, 1988, was 234 × 394 km inclined 72.9°. 6 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
- 494th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,152nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,258th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1915 · NORAD 18809 · 1988-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-004A
- Epoch
- 1988-02-03 22:46:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.88300301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0119405
- Inclination
- 72.8755°
- Ascending node
- 278.6431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.1755°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.0805°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 135
- B*
- 0.000039992
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1915 · NORAD 18809 · landed February 9, 1988
Soyuz-U2 No. 025 Blok-I · re-entered February 7, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
293rd launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 1,202nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 58 launch?
Zenit-8 58 launched on January 26, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 58?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 58 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 58 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1915, one of 6 catalogued objects, from February 3, 1988, was 234 × 394 km inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).