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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 8
Launched
May 17, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 17, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,308th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 2,215th orbital launch attempt. It was the 148th Soyuz U flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1099, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 251 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 148th Soyuz U flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,308th launch35th this yearhumanity's 2,215th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1099 · NORAD 11360 · 1979-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-041A
- Epoch
- 1979-05-17 08:28:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16534805 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022697
- Inclination
- 81.3413°
- Ascending node
- 6.2572°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.0666°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.3265°
- 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-1099 · NORAD 11360 · landed May 30, 1979
Soyuz-U 55-048 Blok-I · re-entered May 21, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 680th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 8 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 8 launched on May 17, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 8 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 8 reach?
Kosmos-1099, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 251 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).