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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 97
Launched
January 17, 1991
Summary
Zenit-8 97 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 17, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,397th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,601st orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2121, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 300 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 7 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
- 17th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,397th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,601st orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2121 · NORAD 21059 · 1991-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-004A
- Epoch
- 1991-01-17 10:20:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09468467 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0067869
- Inclination
- 82.3152°
- Ascending node
- 300.5608°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.8565°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.0366°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2121 · NORAD 21059 · landed February 10, 1991
Soyuz-U-PVB 23-817 Blok-I · re-entered January 19, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
94th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,344th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 97 launch?
Zenit-8 97 launched on January 17, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 97?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 97?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 97 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 97 reach?
Kosmos-2121, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 300 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 97 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).