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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 27
Launched
September 6, 1985
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 6, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,921st launch, 65th this year and humanity's 2,986th orbital launch attempt. It was the 417th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1681, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 236 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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
- 417th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,921st launch65th this yearhumanity's 2,986th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1681 · NORAD 16018 · 1985-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-080A
- Epoch
- 1985-09-06 12:03:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20141663 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014805
- Inclination
- 82.3248°
- Ascending node
- 173.1326°
- Arg. of perigee
- 146.2025°
- Mean anomaly
- 213.4948°
- 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-1681 · NORAD 16018 · landed September 19, 1985
Soyuz-U 11-052 Blok-I · re-entered September 10, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
273rd launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 1,071st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 27 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 27 launched on September 6, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 27?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 27 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 27 reach?
Kosmos-1681, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 236 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).