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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 95
Launched
November 16, 1990
Summary
Zenit-8 95 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 16, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,381st launch, 65th this year and humanity's 3,579th orbital launch attempt. It was the 570th Soyuz U flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2104, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 346 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 570th Soyuz U flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,381st launch65th this yearhumanity's 3,579th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2104 · NORAD 20936 · 1990-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-098A
- Epoch
- 1990-11-16 17:42:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89651641 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053874
- Inclination
- 62.8011°
- Ascending node
- 252.9406°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.3992°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.3051°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2104 · NORAD 20936 · landed December 4, 1990
Soyuz-U 53-812 Blok-I · re-entered December 5, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
230th launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 1,336th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 95 launch?
Zenit-8 95 launched on November 16, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 95?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 95?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 95 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 95 reach?
Kosmos-2104, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 346 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 95 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).