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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 81
Launched
September 13, 1977
Summary
Zenit-2M 81 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 13, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,150th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 2,004th orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Soyuz U flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-950, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 275 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 3 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
- 77th Soyuz U flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,150th launch70th this yearhumanity's 2,004th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-950 · NORAD 10351 · 1977-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-086A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-13 17:51:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14642525 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051144
- Inclination
- 62.8064°
- Ascending node
- 169.7321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 56.5871°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.0195°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-950 · NORAD 10351 · landed September 27, 1977
Soyuz-U 38-111 Blok-I · re-entered September 18, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
68th launch from 43/3 (43L), 14th this year · 573rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 81 launch?
Zenit-2M 81 launched on September 13, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 81?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 81 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 81 reach?
Kosmos-950, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 275 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).