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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 73
Launched
November 30, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 73 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 30, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,233rd launch, 86th this year and humanity's 3,363rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 525th Soyuz U flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1982, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 355 × 422 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 7 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
- 525th Soyuz U flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,233rd launch86th this yearhumanity's 3,363rd orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1982 · NORAD 19662 · 1988-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-105A
- Epoch
- 1988-12-01 19:58:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62325877 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0049668
- Inclination
- 69.9919°
- Ascending node
- 242.8841°
- Arg. of perigee
- 213.9729°
- Mean anomaly
- 145.8592°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 23
- B*
- -0.00013988
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1982 · NORAD 19662 · landed December 14, 1988
Soyuz-U 35-374 Blok-I · re-entered December 10, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
268th launch from 1/5, 20th this year · 891st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 73 launch?
Zenit-8 73 launched on November 30, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 73?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 73?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 73 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 73 reach?
Kosmos-1982, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 355 × 422 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 73 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).