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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MKM 17
Launched
June 10, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 10, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,222nd launch, 40th this year and humanity's 2,104th orbital launch attempt. It was the 107th Soyuz U flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1021, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 323 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 107th Soyuz U flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,222nd launch40th this yearhumanity's 2,104th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1021 · NORAD 10939 · 1978-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-057A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-10 12:55:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10910416 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0108489
- Inclination
- 65.0315°
- Ascending node
- 62.5261°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.7706°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.4588°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1021 · NORAD 10939 · landed June 23, 1978
Soyuz-U 18-711 Blok-I · re-entered June 13, 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
204th launch from 31/6, 7th this year · 520th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 17 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 17 launched on June 10, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 17?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 17 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 17 reach?
Kosmos-1021, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 323 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).