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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MKM 33
Launched
August 11, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 11, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,334th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 2,249th orbital launch attempt. It was the 163rd Soyuz U flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1120, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 139 × 374 km orbit inclined 70.7°. 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
- 163rd Soyuz U flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,334th launch61st this yearhumanity's 2,249th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1120 · NORAD 11485 · 1979-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-073A
- Epoch
- 1979-08-11 10:37:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09048462 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0177011
- Inclination
- 70.6606°
- Ascending node
- 141.2736°
- Arg. of perigee
- 90.2981°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.8524°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1120 · NORAD 11485 · landed August 24, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-759 Blok-I · re-entered August 15, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
216th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 551st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 33 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 33 launched on August 11, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 33?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 33 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 33 reach?
Kosmos-1120, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 139 × 374 km orbit inclined 70.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).