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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 64
Launched
June 11, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 11, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,189th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 3,303rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 508th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1952, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 294 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 10 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
- 508th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,189th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 3,303rd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1952 · NORAD 19206 · 1988-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-049A
- Epoch
- 1988-06-12 02:16:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05801007 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042623
- Inclination
- 69.9834°
- Ascending node
- 90.4627°
- Arg. of perigee
- 82.5333°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.0779°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.00010643
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1952 · NORAD 19206 · landed June 25, 1988
Soyuz-U 35-376 Blok-I · re-entered June 17, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
257th launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 871st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 64 launch?
Zenit-8 64 launched on June 11, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 64?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 64 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 64 reach?
Kosmos-1952, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 294 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 64 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).