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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 1
Launched
November 23, 1976
Summary
Zenit-6U 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 23, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,065th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 1,898th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Soyuz U flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-867, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 409 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 10 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
- 44th Soyuz U flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,065th launch86th this yearhumanity's 1,898th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-867 · NORAD 9552 · 1976-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-111A
- Epoch
- 1976-11-23 19:11:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.81360054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011176
- Inclination
- 62.8329°
- Ascending node
- 259.3036°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.1185°
- Mean anomaly
- 247.1643°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-867 · NORAD 9552 · landed December 6, 1976
Soyuz-U No. 052 Blok-I · re-entered February 1, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
89th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 514th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 1 launch?
Zenit-6U 1 launched on November 23, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 1 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 1 reach?
Kosmos-867, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 409 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).