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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 31
Launched
December 16, 1980
Summary
Zenit-6U 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 16, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,447th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 2,387th orbital launch attempt. It was the 222nd Soyuz U flight and the 44th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1227, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 306 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
- 222nd Soyuz U flight · 44th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,447th launch85th this yearhumanity's 2,387th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1227 · NORAD 12100 · 1980-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-101A
- Epoch
- 1980-12-16 12:03:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09670345 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0076632
- Inclination
- 72.8506°
- Ascending node
- 273.7886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.2903°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.7093°
- 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-1227 · NORAD 12100 · landed December 28, 1980
Soyuz-U 23-475 Blok-I · re-entered December 20, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
124th launch from 43/3 (43L), 17th this year · 785th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 31 launch?
Zenit-6U 31 launched on December 16, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 31?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 31 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 31 reach?
Kosmos-1227, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 306 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).