Kosmos 1957, a Resurs-F1 Earth-resources film-return satellite (s/n 29) launched from Plesetsk, photographed land and coastal areas for the Soviet economy before its film capsule was recovered after a short LEO mission.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 511th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 7 July 1988, 08:05 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1988-057
- Launches in 1988
- 58th of 121
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