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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 59
Launched
February 19, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 19, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,157th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,265th orbital launch attempt. It was the 497th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1921, one of 9 catalogued objects, from February 21, 1988, was 354 × 422 km inclined 70.0°. 9 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
- 497th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,157th launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,265th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1921 · NORAD 18875 · 1988-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-011A
- Epoch
- 1988-02-21 21:05:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62388581 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050574
- Inclination
- 70.0155°
- Ascending node
- 303.9495°
- Arg. of perigee
- 210.4875°
- Mean anomaly
- 149.176°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 40
- B*
- 0.00049032
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1921 · NORAD 18875 · landed March 4, 1988
Soyuz-U 76035-371 Blok-I · re-entered March 4, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
250th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 853rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 59 launch?
Zenit-8 59 launched on February 19, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 59?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 59 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 59 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1921, one of 9 catalogued objects, from February 21, 1988, was 354 × 422 km inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).