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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M/NKh 2
Launched
May 25, 1979
Summary
Zenit-2M/NKh 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 25, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,310th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 2,217th orbital launch attempt. It was the 149th Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1102, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 258 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 5 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 149th Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,310th launch37th this yearhumanity's 2,217th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1102 · NORAD 11368 · 1979-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-043A
- Epoch
- 1979-05-25 08:18:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15685463 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029514
- Inclination
- 81.3329°
- Ascending node
- 11.6851°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.9379°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.3082°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1102 · NORAD 11368 · landed June 7, 1979
- Kapsula Kosmosa-1102 · NORAD 11390 · re-entered July 13, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-152 Blok-I · re-entered May 29, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civil version of the military Zenit-2M area surveillance reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
161st launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 681st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M/NKh 2 launch?
Zenit-2M/NKh 2 launched on May 25, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M/NKh 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M/NKh 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M/NKh 2 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M/NKh 2 reach?
Kosmos-1102, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 258 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M/NKh 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).