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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 47
Launched
September 15, 1981
Summary
Zenit-6U 47 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 15, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,526th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 2,483rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 257th Soyuz U flight and the 34th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1307, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 400 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 257th Soyuz U flight · 34th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,526th launch75th this yearhumanity's 2,483rd orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1307 · NORAD 12830 · 1981-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-090A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-15 15:49:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92742078 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0146932
- Inclination
- 72.8648°
- Ascending node
- 171.1962°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.1561°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.6104°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1307 · NORAD 12830 · landed September 29, 1981
Soyuz-U 39-416 Blok-I · re-entered September 23, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
138th launch from 43/3 (43L), 14th this year · 832nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 47 launch?
Zenit-6U 47 launched on September 15, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 47?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 47?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 47 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 47 reach?
Kosmos-1307, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 400 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 47 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).