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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 21
Launched
July 13, 1982
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 13, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,615th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 2,591st orbital launch attempt. It was the 291st Soyuz U flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1387, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 257 km orbit 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
- 291st Soyuz U flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,615th launch64th this yearhumanity's 2,591st orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1387 · NORAD 13365 · 1982-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-071A
- Epoch
- 1982-07-13 10:47:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15857648 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029479
- Inclination
- 82.3397°
- Ascending node
- 77.1724°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.9336°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.5324°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 5.3403e-8
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1387 · NORAD 13365 · landed July 26, 1982
Soyuz-U 54-081 Blok-I · re-entered July 17, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
145th launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 886th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 21 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 21 launched on July 13, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 21?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 21 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 21 reach?
Kosmos-1387, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 257 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).