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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MKM 14
Launched
March 30, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 30, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,205th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 2,079th orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Soyuz U flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-999, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 355 km orbit inclined 71.4°. 5 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
- 99th Soyuz U flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,205th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 2,079th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-999 · NORAD 10773 · 1978-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-033A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-30 09:12:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05576706 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0133609
- Inclination
- 71.4169°
- Ascending node
- 349.1562°
- Arg. of perigee
- 53.6408°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.8935°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-999 · NORAD 10773 · landed April 12, 1978
Soyuz-U 18-705 Blok-I · re-entered April 3, 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
202nd launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 515th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 14 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 14 launched on March 30, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 14?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 14 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 14 reach?
Kosmos-999, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 355 km orbit inclined 71.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).