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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 13
Launched
February 8, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MT 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 8, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,193rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 2,060th orbital launch attempt. It was the 93rd Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-988, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 345 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 7 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
- 93rd Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,193rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 2,060th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-988 · NORAD 10666 · 1978-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-015A
- Epoch
- 1978-02-08 12:03:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0203526 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103201
- Inclination
- 72.8528°
- Ascending node
- 326.7301°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.4627°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.7901°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-988 · NORAD 10666 · landed February 20, 1978
Soyuz-U 52-875 Blok-I · re-entered February 17, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
74th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 601st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 13 launch?
Zenit-4MT 13 launched on February 8, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 13?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 13 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 13 reach?
Kosmos-988, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 345 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).