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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 16
Launched
August 3, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MT 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 3, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,333rd launch, 60th this year and humanity's 2,246th orbital launch attempt. It was the 162nd Soyuz U flight and the 31st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1119, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 238 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 2 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
- 162nd Soyuz U flight · 31st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,333rd launch60th this yearhumanity's 2,246th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1119 · NORAD 11478 · 1979-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-071A
- Epoch
- 1979-08-03 12:03:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1802063 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009471
- Inclination
- 81.3379°
- Ascending node
- 136.9869°
- Arg. of perigee
- 53.7816°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.2645°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1119 · NORAD 11478 · landed August 15, 1979
Soyuz-U 38-818 Blok-I · re-entered August 7, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
100th launch from 43/3 (43L), 11th this year · 698th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 16 launch?
Zenit-4MT 16 launched on August 3, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 16 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 16 reach?
Kosmos-1119, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 238 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).