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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 6
Launched
May 23, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 23, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,216th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 2,098th orbital launch attempt. It was the 105th Soyuz U flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1010, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 236 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 3 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
- 105th Soyuz U flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,216th launch34th this yearhumanity's 2,098th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1010 · NORAD 10915 · 1978-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-052A
- Epoch
- 1978-05-23 08:48:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18995285 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001063
- Inclination
- 81.378°
- Ascending node
- 17.4607°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.4843°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.1523°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1010 · NORAD 10915 · landed June 5, 1978
Soyuz-U 25-046 Blok-I · re-entered May 26, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 616th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 6 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 6 launched on May 23, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 6 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 6 reach?
Kosmos-1010, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 236 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).