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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 7
Launched
October 3, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 3, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,245th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 2,137th orbital launch attempt. It was the 119th Soyuz U flight and the 33rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1033, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 241 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
- 119th Soyuz U flight · 33rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,245th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 2,137th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1033 · NORAD 11039 · 1978-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-089A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-03 13:47:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20225762 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023102
- Inclination
- 81.3933°
- Ascending node
- 201.103°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.1287°
- Mean anomaly
- 241.8717°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1033 · NORAD 11039 · landed October 16, 1978
Soyuz-U 25-047 Blok-I · re-entered October 6, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
86th launch from 43/3 (43L), 16th this year · 633rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 7 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 7 launched on October 3, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 7?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 7 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 7 reach?
Kosmos-1033, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 241 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).