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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 14
Launched
December 12, 1979
Summary
Zenit-6U 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 12, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,359th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 2,279th orbital launch attempt. It was the 176th Soyuz U flight and the 45th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1147, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 387 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 176th Soyuz U flight · 45th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,359th launch86th this yearhumanity's 2,279th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1147 · NORAD 11638 · 1979-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-102A
- Epoch
- 1979-12-12 12:18:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.95281696 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.013884
- Inclination
- 72.8636°
- Ascending node
- 272.9165°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.5279°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.1837°
- 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-1147 · NORAD 11638 · landed December 26, 1979
Soyuz-U 47-442 Blok-I · re-entered December 19, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
106th launch from 43/3 (43L), 17th this year · 722nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 14 launch?
Zenit-6U 14 launched on December 12, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 14?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 14 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 14 reach?
Kosmos-1147, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 387 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).