Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 67
Launched
August 23, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 67 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 23, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,210th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 3,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 516th Soyuz U flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1964, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 282 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
- 516th Soyuz U flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,210th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 3,329th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1964 · NORAD 19412 · 1988-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1964
- Object ID
- 1988-072A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-23 10:42:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11943854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050045
- Inclination
- 70.0181°
- Ascending node
- 154.3039°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.9271°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.717°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1964 · NORAD 19412 · landed September 7, 1988
Soyuz-U 39-381 Blok-I · re-entered August 28, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
263rd launch from 1/5, 15th this year · 881st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 67 launch?
Zenit-8 67 launched on August 23, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 67?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 67?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 67 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 67 reach?
Kosmos-1964, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 282 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 67 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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