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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 18
Launched
May 7, 1980
Summary
Zenit-6U 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 7, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,390th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 2,319th orbital launch attempt. It was the 190th Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1178, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 396 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
- 190th Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,390th launch28th this yearhumanity's 2,319th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1178 · NORAD 11793 · 1980-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-036A
- Epoch
- 1980-05-07 15:48:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93548489 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0144878
- Inclination
- 72.8538°
- Ascending node
- 64.9435°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.9094°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.9051°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000007366
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-1178 · NORAD 11793 · landed May 22, 1980
Soyuz-U 17-449 Blok-I · re-entered May 14, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172nd launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 742nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 18 launch?
Zenit-6U 18 launched on May 7, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 18?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 18 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 18 reach?
Kosmos-1178, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 396 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).