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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 80
Launched
May 5, 1989
Summary
Zenit-8 80 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 5, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,267th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 3,408th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2019, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 265 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 8th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,267th launch26th this yearhumanity's 3,408th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2019 · NORAD 19972 · 1989-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-034A
- Epoch
- 1989-05-05 12:42:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08750231 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010851
- Inclination
- 62.8469°
- Ascending node
- 8.1142°
- Arg. of perigee
- 224.3746°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.6536°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2019 · NORAD 19972 · landed May 18, 1989
Soyuz-U-PVB 59-394 Blok-I · re-entered May 11, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
77th launch from 16/2, 3rd this year · 1,264th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 80 launch?
Zenit-8 80 launched on May 5, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 80?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 80 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 80 reach?
Kosmos-2019, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 265 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 80 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).