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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 13
Launched
March 10, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 10, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,200th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,072nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 97th Soyuz U flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-993, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 350 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 97th Soyuz U flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,200th launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,072nd orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-993 · NORAD 10725 · 1978-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-027A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-10 12:00:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0657692 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0130135
- Inclination
- 72.8729°
- Ascending node
- 332.8523°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.5352°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.8155°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-993 · NORAD 10725 · landed March 23, 1978
Soyuz-U 52-704 Blok-I · re-entered March 14, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
76th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 605th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 13 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 13 launched on March 10, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 13?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 13 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 13 reach?
Kosmos-993, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 350 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).