Resurs 40

 1989-038A

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The first satellite to be acknowledged with the Resurs F name was 14F43 No. 45, a Resurs F-1 flight. It carried two Pion subsatellites into orbit. The flight lasted 23 days, a week longer than previous 14F43 missions.

Resurs F (14F43 No. 45)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 May 25	0850	Launch by Soyuz-U	PL LC43/3
		Blok-I sep	88.62 177 x 236 x 82.3
1989 May 26			88.59 166 x 244 x 82.3
		Orbit raise	89.78 255 x 272 x 82.3
1989 Jun 2			89.72 253 x 269 x 82.3
		Orbit trim	89.77 256 x 272 x 82.3
1989 Jun 7			89.74 253 x 270 x 82.3
		Orbit trim	89.70 259 x 270 x82.3
1989 Jun 8		Pion 1 released
1989 Jun 9		Pion 2 released
1989 Jun 12			89.72 255 x 267 x 82.3
1989 Jun 16			89.65 251 x 262 x 82.3
1989 Jun 17
	0400?	Deorbit
	0410?	PO sep
	0419?	Entry
	0435?	Landed