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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 82
Launched
December 12, 1977
Summary
Zenit-2M 82 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 12, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,174th launch, 94th this year and humanity's 2,036th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Soyuz U flight and the 37th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-966, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 84th Soyuz U flight · 37th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,174th launch94th this yearhumanity's 2,036th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-966 · NORAD 10510 · 1977-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-115A
- Epoch
- 1977-12-12 11:01:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11060775 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063097
- Inclination
- 65.0124°
- Ascending node
- 261.9072°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.7488°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.7714°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-966 · NORAD 10510 · landed December 24, 1977
- Kapsula Kosmosa-966 · NORAD 10538 · re-entered January 7, 1978
Soyuz-U 18-105 Blok-I · re-entered December 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
196th launch from 31/6, 13th this year · 505th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 82 launch?
Zenit-2M 82 launched on December 12, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 82?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 82?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 82 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 82 reach?
Kosmos-966, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 82 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).