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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 15
Launched
December 28, 1978
Summary
Zenit-4MT 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 28, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,273rd launch, 91st this year and humanity's 2,173rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 131st Soyuz U flight and the 45th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1069, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 298 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 6 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
- 131st Soyuz U flight · 45th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,273rd launch91st this yearhumanity's 2,173rd orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1069 · NORAD 11173 · 1978-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-124A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-28 19:12:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02950287 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0036867
- Inclination
- 62.9598°
- Ascending node
- 294.18°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.9395°
- Mean anomaly
- 118.8938°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 1.712e-7
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1069 · NORAD 11173 · landed January 10, 1979
Soyuz-U 52-876 Blok-I · re-entered January 5, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
154th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 655th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 15 launch?
Zenit-4MT 15 launched on December 28, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 15?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 15 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 15 reach?
Kosmos-1069, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 298 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).