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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 19
Launched
October 9, 1981
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 9, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,534th launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 2,494th orbital launch attempt. It was the 260th Soyuz U flight and the 37th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1314, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 240 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
- 260th Soyuz U flight · 37th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,534th launch83rd this yearhumanity's 2,494th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1314 · NORAD 12895 · 1981-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-101A
- Epoch
- 1981-10-09 11:58:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1833877 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013187
- Inclination
- 82.2827°
- Ascending node
- 204.3892°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.2088°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.0558°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1314 · NORAD 12895 · landed October 22, 1981
Soyuz-U 49-079 Blok-I · re-entered October 11, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
210th launch from 41/1, 16th this year · 839th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 19 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 19 launched on October 9, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 19?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 19 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 19 reach?
Kosmos-1314, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 240 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).