![[AUTO] Soyuz U - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fsoyuz2520u_image_20190222031023.jpeg&w=1600)
Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 19
Launched
August 29, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 29, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,239th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 2,130th orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Soyuz U flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1029, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 334 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 116th Soyuz U flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,239th launch57th this yearhumanity's 2,130th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1029 · NORAD 11012 · 1978-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-082A
- Epoch
- 1978-08-29 17:42:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0832172 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113017
- Inclination
- 62.8051°
- Ascending node
- 152.1558°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.5675°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.5359°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1029 · NORAD 11012 · landed September 8, 1978
Soyuz-U 18-709 Blok-I · re-entered September 3, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
122nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 629th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 19 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 19 launched on August 29, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 19?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 19 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 19 reach?
Kosmos-1029, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 334 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).