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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 25
Launched
December 26, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 26, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,272nd launch, 90th this year and humanity's 2,172nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 130th Soyuz U flight and the 44th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1068, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 364 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 130th Soyuz U flight · 44th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,272nd launch90th this yearhumanity's 2,172nd orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1068 · NORAD 11169 · 1978-123 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-123A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-26 16:43:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0342598 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0138621
- Inclination
- 62.789°
- Ascending node
- 277.3919°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.2338°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.1764°
- 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-1068 · NORAD 11169 · landed January 8, 1979
Soyuz-U 38-718 Blok-I · re-entered December 31, 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
130th launch from 43/4 (43R), 16th this year · 654th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 25 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 25 launched on December 26, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 25?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 25 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 25 reach?
Kosmos-1068, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 364 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).