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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 11
Launched
July 13, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 13, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,328th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 2,240th orbital launch attempt. It was the 159th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1115, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 240 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 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
- 159th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,328th launch55th this yearhumanity's 2,240th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1115 · NORAD 11451 · 1979-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-066A
- Epoch
- 1979-07-14 19:50:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18373299 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014091
- Inclination
- 81.3548°
- Ascending node
- 79.3349°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.571°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.6845°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 24
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1115 · NORAD 11451 · landed July 26, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-062 Blok-I · re-entered July 17, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
140th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 693rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 11 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 11 launched on July 13, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 11?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 11 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 11 reach?
Kosmos-1115, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 240 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).