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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 66
Launched
August 8, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 8, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,206th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 3,325th orbital launch attempt. It was the 514th Soyuz U flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1962, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 238 × 293 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 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
- 514th Soyuz U flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,206th launch59th this yearhumanity's 3,325th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1962 · NORAD 19372 · 1988-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-068A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-09 03:10:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05831868 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040803
- Inclination
- 70.0148°
- Ascending node
- 138.7335°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.9453°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.9816°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.000088514
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-1962 · NORAD 19372 · landed August 22, 1988
Soyuz-U 35-946 Blok-I · re-entered August 13, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
261st launch from 1/5, 13th this year · 878th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 66 launch?
Zenit-8 66 launched on August 8, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 66?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 66 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 66 reach?
Kosmos-1962, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 238 × 293 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).