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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 74
Launched
December 8, 1988
Summary
Zenit-8 74 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 8, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,234th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 3,365th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1983, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 264 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 5th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,234th launch87th this yearhumanity's 3,365th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1983 · NORAD 19672 · 1988-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-107A
- Epoch
- 1988-12-09 03:58:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08476663 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009295
- Inclination
- 62.8172°
- Ascending node
- 247.9615°
- Arg. of perigee
- 231.0768°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.0447°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.00010623
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-1983 · NORAD 19672 · landed December 22, 1988
Soyuz-U-PVB 35-380 Blok-I · re-entered December 14, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
155th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,243rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
539 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 74 launch?
Zenit-8 74 launched on December 8, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 74?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 74?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 74 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 74 reach?
Kosmos-1983, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 264 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 74 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).