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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 9
Launched
June 8, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 8, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,316th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 2,226th orbital launch attempt. It was the 152nd Soyuz U flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1105, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 253 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 152nd Soyuz U flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,316th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 2,226th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1105 · NORAD 11394 · 1979-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1105
- Object ID
- 1979-052A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-08 08:29:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16855621 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027216
- Inclination
- 81.3286°
- Ascending node
- 28.0303°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.6701°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.8461°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1105 · NORAD 11394 · landed June 21, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-060 Blok-I · re-entered June 12, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
162nd launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 685th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 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 9 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 9 launched on June 8, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 9 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 9 reach?
Kosmos-1105, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 253 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).