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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 75
Launched
January 18, 1989
Summary
Zenit-8 75 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 18, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,244th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,377th orbital launch attempt. It was the 529th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1991, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 354 × 422 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 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
- 529th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,244th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,377th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1991 · NORAD 19758 · 1989-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-003A
- Epoch
- 1989-01-19 03:55:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62346476 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0049631
- Inclination
- 69.9862°
- Ascending node
- 282.9354°
- Arg. of perigee
- 214.9899°
- Mean anomaly
- 144.764°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0.000085681
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1991 · NORAD 19758 · landed February 1, 1989
Soyuz-U 59-388 Blok-I · re-entered January 27, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
271st launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 896th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 75 launch?
Zenit-8 75 launched on January 18, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 75?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 75?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 75 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 75 reach?
Kosmos-1991, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 354 × 422 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 75 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).