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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 17
Launched
October 5, 1979
Summary
Zenit-4MT 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 5, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,347th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 2,264th orbital launch attempt. It was the 172nd Soyuz U flight and the 41st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1139, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 331 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 3 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
- 172nd Soyuz U flight · 41st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,347th launch74th this yearhumanity's 2,264th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1139 · NORAD 11564 · 1979-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-088A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-05 11:18:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05228424 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0095626
- Inclination
- 72.8629°
- Ascending node
- 190.8436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.2219°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.8896°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1139 · NORAD 11564 · landed October 18, 1979
Soyuz-U 55-817 Blok-I · re-entered October 11, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
167th launch from 41/1, 13th this year · 710th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 17 launch?
Zenit-4MT 17 launched on October 5, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 17?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 17 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 17 reach?
Kosmos-1139, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 331 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).