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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 86
Launched
March 17, 1978
Summary
Zenit-2M 86 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 17, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,202nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 2,075th orbital launch attempt. It was the 98th Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-995, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 233 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 2 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
- 98th Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,202nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 2,075th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-995 · NORAD 10735 · 1978-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-030A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-17 12:08:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20979881 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013906
- Inclination
- 81.3525°
- Ascending node
- 1.4841°
- Arg. of perigee
- 356.8496°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.0538°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-995 · NORAD 10735 · landed March 30, 1978
Soyuz-U 18-107 Blok-I · re-entered March 20, 1978
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
77th launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 607th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 86 launch?
Zenit-2M 86 launched on March 17, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 86?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 86?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 86 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 86 reach?
Kosmos-995, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 233 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 86 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).