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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MKM 10
Launched
January 24, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 24, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,191st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,055th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-986, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 324 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 91st Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,191st launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,055th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-986 · NORAD 10607 · 1978-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 986
- Object ID
- 1978-010A
- Epoch
- 1978-01-24 11:11:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10820175 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0109069
- Inclination
- 65.0334°
- Ascending node
- 306.7491°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.2857°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.434°
- 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-986 · NORAD 10607 · landed February 7, 1978
Soyuz-U 52-700 Blok-I · re-entered January 28, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
199th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 510th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 10 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 10 launched on January 24, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 10?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 10 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 10 reach?
Kosmos-986, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 324 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).