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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 22
Launched
July 9, 1980
Summary
Zenit-6U 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 9, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,411th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 2,343rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 200th Soyuz U flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1200, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 308 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
- 200th Soyuz U flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,411th launch49th this yearhumanity's 2,343rd orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1200 · NORAD 11884 · 1980-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-059A
- Epoch
- 1980-07-09 13:57:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09141922 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0077537
- Inclination
- 72.8529°
- Ascending node
- 122.298°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.3492°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.6595°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1200 · NORAD 11884 · landed July 23, 1980
Soyuz-U 17-453 Blok-I · re-entered July 15, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
179th launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 758th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 22 launch?
Zenit-6U 22 launched on July 9, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 22?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 22 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 22 reach?
Kosmos-1200, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 308 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).