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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 69
Launched
September 22, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 69 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 22, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,219th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 3,345th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1973, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 423 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,219th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 3,345th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1973 · NORAD 19521 · 1988-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-088A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-23 07:17:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.6025546 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042831
- Inclination
- 72.8633°
- Ascending node
- 159.2662°
- Arg. of perigee
- 205.2458°
- Mean anomaly
- 155.1995°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0.000083169
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1973 · NORAD 19521 · landed October 10, 1988
Soyuz-U-PVB 35-379 Blok-I · re-entered October 1, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71st launch from 16/2, 7th this year · 1,235th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 69 launch?
Zenit-8 69 launched on September 22, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 69?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 69?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 69 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 69 reach?
Kosmos-1973, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 423 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 69 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).