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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 8
Launched
December 20, 1977
Summary
Zenit-4MKM 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 20, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,178th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 2,041st orbital launch attempt. It was the 85th Soyuz U flight and the 38th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-969, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 324 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 85th Soyuz U flight · 38th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,178th launch98th this yearhumanity's 2,041st orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-969 · NORAD 10527 · 1977-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-120A
- Epoch
- 1977-12-20 18:32:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09467255 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0104082
- Inclination
- 62.823°
- Ascending node
- 276.2982°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.1963°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.5031°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-969 · NORAD 10527 · landed January 3, 1978
Soyuz-U 52-699 Blok-I · re-entered December 26, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
114th launch from 43/4 (43R), 22nd this year · 591st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKM 8 launch?
Zenit-4MKM 8 launched on December 20, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKM 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKM 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKM 8 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKM 8 reach?
Kosmos-969, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 324 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKM 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).