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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 2
Launched
May 21, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 21, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,012th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 1,830th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-820, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 223 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 5 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
- 27th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,012th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 1,830th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-820 · NORAD 8856 · 1976-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-046A
- Epoch
- 1976-05-21 08:17:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22918503 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005979
- Inclination
- 81.3611°
- Ascending node
- 8.399°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.3992°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.6558°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-820 · NORAD 8856 · landed June 2, 1976
Soyuz-U 42-022 Blok-I · re-entered May 24, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
45th launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 481st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 2 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 2 launched on May 21, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 2 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 2 reach?
Kosmos-820, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 223 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).