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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 14
Launched
November 1, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MT 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 1, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,256th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 2,151st orbital launch attempt. It was the 123rd Soyuz U flight and the 37th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1046, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 326 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
- 123rd Soyuz U flight · 37th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,256th launch74th this yearhumanity's 2,151st orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1046 · NORAD 11098 · 1978-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-102A
- Epoch
- 1978-11-01 13:18:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05370712 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0088933
- Inclination
- 72.8686°
- Ascending node
- 225.1574°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.8756°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.0168°
- 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-1046 · NORAD 11098 · landed November 13, 1978
Soyuz-U 26-864 Blok-I · re-entered November 7, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
151st launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 641st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 14 launch?
Zenit-4MT 14 launched on November 1, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 14?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 14 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 14 reach?
Kosmos-1046, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 326 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).