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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 11
Launched
September 21, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MT 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 21, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,049th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 1,880th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Soyuz U flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-855, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 346 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 36th Soyuz U flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,049th launch70th this yearhumanity's 1,880th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-855 · NORAD 9433 · 1976-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-095A
- Epoch
- 1976-09-21 12:58:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01543617 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103291
- Inclination
- 72.8761°
- Ascending node
- 180.1335°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.8091°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.4637°
- 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-855 · NORAD 9433 · landed October 3, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-862 Blok-I · re-entered October 2, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 14th this year · 505th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 11 launch?
Zenit-4MT 11 launched on September 21, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 11?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 11 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 11 reach?
Kosmos-855, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 346 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).