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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 38
Launched
April 28, 1981
Summary
Zenit-6U 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 28, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,486th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 2,433rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 238th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1268, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 367 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 7 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
- 238th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,486th launch35th this yearhumanity's 2,433rd orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1268 · NORAD 12423 · 1981-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-040A
- Epoch
- 1981-04-28 08:52:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98052447 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0120509
- Inclination
- 70.3773°
- Ascending node
- 34.5359°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.9975°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.3131°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1268 · NORAD 12423 · landed May 12, 1981
Soyuz-U 53-484 Blok-I · re-entered May 6, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
228th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 594th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 38 launch?
Zenit-6U 38 launched on April 28, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 38?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 38 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 38 reach?
Kosmos-1268, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 367 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).