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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 17
Launched
May 22, 1981
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 22, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,493rd launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 2,441st orbital launch attempt. It was the 242nd Soyuz U flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1273, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 269 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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
- 242nd Soyuz U flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,493rd launch42nd this yearhumanity's 2,441st orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1273 · NORAD 12469 · 1981-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-048A
- Epoch
- 1981-05-22 08:28:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14148174 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040172
- Inclination
- 82.2877°
- Ascending node
- 13.7703°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.6897°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.8976°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000059999
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-1273 · NORAD 12469 · landed June 4, 1981
Soyuz-U 43-077 Blok-I · re-entered May 25, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
202nd launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 810th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 17 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 17 launched on May 22, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 17?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 17 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 17 reach?
Kosmos-1273, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 269 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).