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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M/NKh 3
Launched
June 12, 1979
Summary
Zenit-2M/NKh 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 12, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,317th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 2,228th orbital launch attempt. It was the 153rd Soyuz U flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1106, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 243 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 153rd Soyuz U flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,317th launch44th this yearhumanity's 2,228th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1106 · NORAD 11399 · 1979-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-054A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-12 08:18:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18050575 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016247
- Inclination
- 81.3732°
- Ascending node
- 29.3786°
- Arg. of perigee
- 79.0928°
- Mean anomaly
- 282.432°
- 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-1106 · NORAD 11399 · landed June 25, 1979
- Kapsula Kosmosa-1106 · NORAD 11415 · re-entered June 30, 1979
Soyuz-U 25-128 Blok-I · re-entered June 15, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civil version of the military Zenit-2M area surveillance reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
138th launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 686th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M/NKh 3 launch?
Zenit-2M/NKh 3 launched on June 12, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M/NKh 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M/NKh 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M/NKh 3 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M/NKh 3 reach?
Kosmos-1106, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 243 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M/NKh 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).