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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 23
Launched
August 3, 1982
Summary
Zenit-4MT 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 3, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,621st launch, 70th this year and humanity's 2,598th orbital launch attempt. It was the 293rd Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1398, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 251 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 4 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
- 293rd Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,621st launch70th this yearhumanity's 2,598th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1398 · NORAD 13396 · 1982-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-077A
- Epoch
- 1982-08-03 11:19:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16260343 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021908
- Inclination
- 82.3888°
- Ascending node
- 150.6503°
- Arg. of perigee
- 154.0753°
- Mean anomaly
- 206.1636°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1398 · NORAD 13396 · landed August 13, 1982
Soyuz-U 49-803 Blok-I · re-entered August 7, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
146th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 889th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 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 23 launch?
Zenit-4MT 23 launched on August 3, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 23?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 23 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 23 reach?
Kosmos-1398, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 251 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).