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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 60
Launched
March 10, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 10, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,159th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,269th orbital launch attempt. It was the 498th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1923, one of 8 catalogued objects, from March 13, 1988, was 234 × 356 km inclined 72.8°. 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
- 498th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,159th launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,269th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1923 · NORAD 18931 · 1988-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-015A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-13 20:38:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9518647 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0091199
- Inclination
- 72.849°
- Ascending node
- 321.8352°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.1084°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.028°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 55
- B*
- 0.00029794
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1923 · NORAD 18931 · landed March 22, 1988
Soyuz-U 28-360 Blok-I · re-entered March 16, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
209th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,206th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 60 launch?
Zenit-8 60 launched on March 10, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 60?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 60 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 60 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1923, one of 8 catalogued objects, from March 13, 1988, was 234 × 356 km inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).