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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 2
Launched
March 3, 1977
Summary
Zenit-6U 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 3, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,093rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,932nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-896, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 212 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 8 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
- 53rd Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,093rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,932nd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-896 · NORAD 9857 · 1977-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-016A
- Epoch
- 1977-03-03 11:47:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26125145 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002839
- Inclination
- 72.8693°
- Ascending node
- 323.2478°
- Arg. of perigee
- 222.6642°
- Mean anomaly
- 142.5988°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-896 · NORAD 9857 · landed March 16, 1977
Soyuz-U 52-023 Blok-I · re-entered March 4, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
95th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 532nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 2 launch?
Zenit-6U 2 launched on March 3, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 2 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 2 reach?
Kosmos-896, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 212 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).