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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 61
Launched
April 11, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 11, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,172nd launch, 25th this year and humanity's 3,284th orbital launch attempt. It was the 501st Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1938, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 297 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 501st Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,172nd launch25th this yearhumanity's 3,284th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1938 · NORAD 19041 · 1988-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-030A
- Epoch
- 1988-04-11 14:01:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11383988 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0070309
- Inclination
- 72.8645°
- Ascending node
- 13.2977°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.5532°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.3842°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-1938 · NORAD 19041 · landed April 25, 1988
Soyuz-U 15-367 Blok-I · re-entered April 16, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
67th launch from 16/2, 3rd this year · 1,213th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 61 launch?
Zenit-8 61 launched on April 11, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 61?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 61 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 61 reach?
Kosmos-1938, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 297 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).