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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kosmos 1001
Launched
April 4, 1978
Summary
Kosmos 1001 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 4, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,207th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 2,082nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 100th Soyuz U flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1001, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Soyuz T No.4 (Soyuz T 11F732 #4). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 100th Soyuz U flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,207th launch25th this yearhumanity's 2,082nd orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Soyuz T No.4 (Soyuz T 11F732 #4)
Third generation Soyuz spacecraft
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 10 days
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1001 · NORAD 10783 · 1978-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-036A
- Epoch
- 1978-04-04 19:15:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21990585 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021318
- Inclination
- 51.6237°
- Ascending node
- 66.4654°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.622°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.9626°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1001 · NORAD 10783 · landed April 15, 1978
Soyuz-U No. 123 Blok-I · re-entered April 6, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 1001 was the first uncrewed test flight of the redesigned Soyuz T (7K-ST) spacecraft. Several manoeuvres were tested, but the flight fell short of its objectives and ended in an early landing after eleven days.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
165th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 516th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kosmos 1001 launch?
Kosmos 1001 launched on April 4, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 1001?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kosmos 1001?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 1001 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kosmos 1001 reach?
Kosmos-1001, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Kosmos 1001 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz