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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 35
Launched
December 28, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 35 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 28, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,362nd launch, 89th this year and humanity's 2,283rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 178th Soyuz U flight and the 47th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1148, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 349 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 6 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
- 178th Soyuz U flight · 47th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,362nd launch89th this yearhumanity's 2,283rd orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1148 · NORAD 11649 · 1979-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-106A
- Epoch
- 1979-12-29 05:13:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06147957 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127825
- Inclination
- 67.1409°
- Ascending node
- 275.6023°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.5368°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.9198°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1148 · NORAD 11649 · landed January 10, 1980
Soyuz-U 47-760 Blok-I · re-entered December 31, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
107th launch from 43/3 (43L), 18th this year · 723rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 35 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 35 launched on December 28, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 35?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 35?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 35 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 35 reach?
Kosmos-1148, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 349 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 35 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).