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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MKM 38
Launched
April 17, 1980
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 17, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,384th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,312th orbital launch attempt. It was the 187th Soyuz U flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1173, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 359 km orbit inclined 70.3°. 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
- 187th Soyuz U flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,384th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,312th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1173 · NORAD 11763 · 1980-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-029A
- Epoch
- 1980-04-17 08:22:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0447731 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0134882
- Inclination
- 70.3051°
- Ascending node
- 16.2651°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.3281°
- Mean anomaly
- 307.0402°
- 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-1173 · NORAD 11763 · landed April 28, 1980
Soyuz-U 25-735 Blok-I · re-entered April 21, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
175th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 560th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 38 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 38 launched on April 17, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 38?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 38 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 38 reach?
Kosmos-1173, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 359 km orbit inclined 70.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).