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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 39
Launched
May 21, 1981
Summary
Zenit-6U 39 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 21, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,492nd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,440th orbital launch attempt. It was the 241st Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1272, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 392 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 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
- 241st Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,492nd launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,440th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1272 · NORAD 12466 · 1981-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-047A
- Epoch
- 1981-05-21 09:02:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91917134 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0131073
- Inclination
- 70.3635°
- Ascending node
- 59.5735°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.5015°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.9904°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1272 · NORAD 12466 · landed June 4, 1981
Soyuz-U 39-418 Blok-I · re-entered May 31, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
230th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 597th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 39 launch?
Zenit-6U 39 launched on May 21, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 39?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 39 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 39 reach?
Kosmos-1272, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 392 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 39 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).