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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 8
Launched
November 14, 1984
Summary
Zenit-8 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 14, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,847th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 2,892nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 388th Soyuz U flight and the 37th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1609, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 365 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 13 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
- 388th Soyuz U flight · 37th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,847th launch88th this yearhumanity's 2,892nd orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1609 · NORAD 15395 · 1984-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1984-117A
- Epoch
- 1984-11-14 12:08:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98759495 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011959
- Inclination
- 72.8671°
- Ascending node
- 243.5327°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.6333°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.8567°
- 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
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 11 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1609 · NORAD 15395 · landed November 28, 1984
Soyuz-U 46-311 Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
175th launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 1,026th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-8 8 launch?
Zenit-8 8 launched on November 14, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 8 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-8 8 reach?
Kosmos-1609, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 365 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).