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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 93
Launched
December 14, 1978
Summary
Zenit-2M 93 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 14, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,264th launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 2,163rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 129th Soyuz U flight and the 43rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1061, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 298 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 3 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
- 129th Soyuz U flight · 43rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,264th launch82nd this yearhumanity's 2,163rd orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1061 · NORAD 11148 · 1978-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-114A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-14 18:02:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10659599 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00692
- Inclination
- 62.8158°
- Ascending node
- 262.8019°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.1641°
- Mean anomaly
- 256.4973°
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1061 · NORAD 11148 · landed December 27, 1978
- Kapsula Kosmosa-1061 · NORAD 11167 · re-entered January 4, 1979
Soyuz-U 55-129 Blok-I · re-entered December 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
128th launch from 43/4 (43R), 14th this year · 648th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 93 launch?
Zenit-2M 93 launched on December 14, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 93?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 93?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 93 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 93 reach?
Kosmos-1061, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 298 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 93 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).