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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 82
Launched
June 16, 1989
Summary
Zenit-8 82 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 16, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,277th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 3,422nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 540th Soyuz U flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2028, one of 7 catalogued objects, from June 18, 1989, was 214 × 293 km 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
- 540th Soyuz U flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,277th launch36th this yearhumanity's 3,422nd orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2028 · NORAD 20073 · 1989-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-047A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-18 13:35:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10177305 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059716
- Inclination
- 69.9855°
- Ascending node
- 83.204°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.6683°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.0285°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 35
- B*
- 0.00024316
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-2028 · NORAD 20073 · landed July 6, 1989
Soyuz-U 59-398 Blok-I · re-entered June 21, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
279th launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 907th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 82 launch?
Zenit-8 82 launched on June 16, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 82?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 82?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 82 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 82 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2028, one of 7 catalogued objects, from June 18, 1989, was 214 × 293 km inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 82 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).