Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 22
Launched
September 8, 1982
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 8, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,632nd launch, 81st this year and humanity's 2,611th orbital launch attempt. It was the 299th Soyuz U flight and the 34th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1406, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 224 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
- 299th Soyuz U flight · 34th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,632nd launch81st this yearhumanity's 2,611th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1406 · NORAD 13519 · 1982-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-089A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-08 10:09:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22008324 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004667
- Inclination
- 82.2958°
- Ascending node
- 168.6419°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.9822°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.1997°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1406 · NORAD 13519 · landed September 21, 1982
Soyuz-U 24-082 Blok-I · re-entered September 11, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
228th launch from 41/1, 15th this year · 895th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 22 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 22 launched on September 8, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 22?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 22 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 22 reach?
Kosmos-1406, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 224 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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