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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 81
Launched
June 1, 1989
Summary
Zenit-8 81 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 1, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,272nd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 3,414th orbital launch attempt. It was the 539th Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2025, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 245 × 265 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 8 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
- 539th Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,272nd launch31st this yearhumanity's 3,414th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2025 · NORAD 20035 · 1989-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-040A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-01 15:41:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09554508 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015185
- Inclination
- 62.8218°
- Ascending node
- 34.7246°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.4493°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.372°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2025 · NORAD 20035 · landed June 15, 1989
Soyuz-U 59-389 Blok-I · re-entered June 8, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
214th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,266th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
309 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 81 launch?
Zenit-8 81 launched on June 1, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 81?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 81 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 81 reach?
Kosmos-2025, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 245 × 265 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).