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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 13
Launched
October 22, 1979
Summary
Zenit-6U 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 22, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,352nd launch, 79th this year and humanity's 2,269th orbital launch attempt. It was the 174th Soyuz U flight and the 43rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1142, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 388 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 6 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
- 174th Soyuz U flight · 43rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,352nd launch79th this yearhumanity's 2,269th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1142 · NORAD 11592 · 1979-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-092A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-22 12:18:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94776058 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0138192
- Inclination
- 72.8723°
- Ascending node
- 222.6176°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.9869°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.7118°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1142 · NORAD 11592 · landed November 4, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-445 Blok-I · re-entered October 28, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
104th launch from 43/3 (43L), 15th this year · 715th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 13 launch?
Zenit-6U 13 launched on October 22, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 13?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 13 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 13 reach?
Kosmos-1142, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 388 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).