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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 87
Launched
September 22, 1989
Summary
Zenit-8 87 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 22, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,298th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 3,451st orbital launch attempt. It was the 550th Soyuz U flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2045, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 304 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 9 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
- 550th Soyuz U flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,298th launch57th this yearhumanity's 3,451st orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2045 · NORAD 20244 · 1989-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-076A
- Epoch
- 1989-09-22 09:22:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07999841 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0067869
- Inclination
- 69.9921°
- Ascending node
- 163.5375°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.8669°
- Mean anomaly
- 291.8747°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2045 · NORAD 20244 · landed October 2, 1989
Soyuz-U 59-392 Blok-I · re-entered September 28, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
283rd launch from 1/5, 13th this year · 914th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 87 launch?
Zenit-8 87 launched on September 22, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 87?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 87?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 87 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 87 reach?
Kosmos-2045, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 304 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 87 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).