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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 40
Launched
June 17, 1981
Summary
Zenit-6U 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 17, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,498th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 2,449th orbital launch attempt. It was the 245th Soyuz U flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1277, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 385 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 10 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
- 245th Soyuz U flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,498th launch47th this yearhumanity's 2,449th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1277 · NORAD 12520 · 1981-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1277
- Object ID
- 1981-056A
- Epoch
- 1981-06-17 10:53:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93623852 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127793
- Inclination
- 70.4068°
- Ascending node
- 91.1239°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.9095°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.5526°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1277 · NORAD 12520 · landed July 1, 1981
Soyuz-U 39-417 Blok-I · re-entered June 28, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
231st launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 598th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 40 launch?
Zenit-6U 40 launched on June 17, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 40?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 40 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 40 reach?
Kosmos-1277, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 385 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).