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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 19
Launched
September 23, 1980
Summary
Zenit-4MT 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 23, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,427th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 2,362nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 211th Soyuz U flight and the 33rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1211, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1980, was 207 × 227 km inclined 82.3°. 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
- 211th Soyuz U flight · 33rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,427th launch65th this yearhumanity's 2,362nd orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1211 · NORAD 11982 · 1980-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-077A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-03 04:32:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23521396 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014806
- Inclination
- 82.3488°
- Ascending node
- 175.0088°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.1176°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.2689°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 158
- B*
- 0.00002043
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1211 · NORAD 11982 · landed October 4, 1980
Soyuz-U 55-840 Blok-I · re-entered September 26, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
184th launch from 41/1, 16th this year · 770th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 19 launch?
Zenit-4MT 19 launched on September 23, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 19?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 19 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 19 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1211, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1980, was 207 × 227 km inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).