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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M/NKh 4
Launched
July 27, 1979
Summary
Zenit-2M/NKh 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 27, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,331st launch, 58th this year and humanity's 2,243rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 161st Soyuz U flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1118, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 227 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 3 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 161st Soyuz U flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,331st launch58th this yearhumanity's 2,243rd orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1118 · NORAD 11465 · 1979-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-069A
- Epoch
- 1979-07-27 07:19:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24687767 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001951
- Inclination
- 81.2835°
- Ascending node
- 81.4584°
- Arg. of perigee
- 331.0906°
- Mean anomaly
- 28.9298°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1118 · NORAD 11465 · landed August 9, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-153 Blok-I · re-entered July 31, 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
142nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 696th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M/NKh 4 launch?
Zenit-2M/NKh 4 launched on July 27, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M/NKh 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M/NKh 4?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M/NKh 4 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M/NKh 4 reach?
Kosmos-1118, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 227 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M/NKh 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).