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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 68
Launched
September 6, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 68 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 6, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,214th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 3,336th orbital launch attempt. It was the 518th Soyuz U flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1967, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 375 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 518th Soyuz U flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,214th launch67th this yearhumanity's 3,336th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1967 · NORAD 19462 · 1988-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-079A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-06 07:18:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97874867 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0131274
- Inclination
- 72.8787°
- Ascending node
- 103.1617°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.6491°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.9714°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1967 · NORAD 19462 · landed September 15, 1988
Soyuz-U 35-377 Blok-I · re-entered September 15, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
70th launch from 16/2, 6th this year · 1,232nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 68 launch?
Zenit-8 68 launched on September 6, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 68?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 68 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 68 reach?
Kosmos-1967, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 375 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).