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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 16
Launched
February 7, 1980
Summary
Zenit-6U 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 7, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,370th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,292nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 181st Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1155, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 403 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 5 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
- 181st Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,370th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,292nd orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1155 · NORAD 11685 · 1980-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-009A
- Epoch
- 1980-02-07 10:48:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93008028 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0152175
- Inclination
- 72.8807°
- Ascending node
- 306.4425°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.9599°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.8943°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1155 · NORAD 11685 · landed February 21, 1980
Soyuz-U 17-452 Blok-I · re-entered February 16, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
151st launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 731st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 16 launch?
Zenit-6U 16 launched on February 7, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 16 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 16 reach?
Kosmos-1155, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 403 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).