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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MKM 12
Launched
February 14, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 14, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,194th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,062nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-989, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 340 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 4 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
- 94th Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,194th launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,062nd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-989 · NORAD 10672 · 1978-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-017A
- Epoch
- 1978-02-14 10:51:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08457823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0123236
- Inclination
- 65.0629°
- Ascending node
- 322.4717°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.1063°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.1925°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000035749
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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-989 · NORAD 10672 · landed February 28, 1978
Soyuz-U 52-701 Blok-I · re-entered February 17, 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
200th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 511th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 12 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 12 launched on February 14, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 12?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 12 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 12 reach?
Kosmos-989, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 340 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).