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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 16
Launched
September 26, 1980
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 26, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,428th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 2,363rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 212th Soyuz U flight and the 34th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1212, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1980, was 205 × 239 km inclined 82.3°. 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
- 212th Soyuz U flight · 34th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,428th launch66th this yearhumanity's 2,363rd orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1212 · NORAD 11985 · 1980-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-078A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-03 06:35:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21787558 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025407
- Inclination
- 82.3418°
- Ascending node
- 176.344°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.7817°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.6968°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 111
- B*
- 0.000015785
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1212 · NORAD 11985 · landed October 9, 1980
Soyuz-U 23-076 Blok-I · re-entered September 29, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
185th launch from 41/1, 17th this year · 771st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 16 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 16 launched on September 26, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 16 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 16 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1212, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1980, was 205 × 239 km inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).