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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 30
Launched
May 15, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 15, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,307th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 2,214th orbital launch attempt. It was the 147th Soyuz U flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1098, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 363 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 3 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
- 147th Soyuz U flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,307th launch34th this yearhumanity's 2,214th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1098 · NORAD 11358 · 1979-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-040A
- Epoch
- 1979-05-15 12:57:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04420853 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0141492
- Inclination
- 72.8736°
- Ascending node
- 52.2925°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.1438°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.6437°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000007605
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1098 · NORAD 11358 · landed May 28, 1979
Soyuz-U 55-736 Blok-I · re-entered May 19, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
160th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 679th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 30 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 30 launched on May 15, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 30?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 30 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 30 reach?
Kosmos-1098, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 363 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).