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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 5
Launched
November 28, 1978
Summary
Zenit-6U 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 28, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,260th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,157th orbital launch attempt. It was the 126th Soyuz U flight and the 40th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1050, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 276 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 126th Soyuz U flight · 40th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,260th launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,157th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1050 · NORAD 11121 · 1978-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-108A
- Epoch
- 1978-11-28 19:02:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0455513 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011216
- Inclination
- 62.7895°
- Ascending node
- 262.0414°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.5342°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.3996°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1050 · NORAD 11121 · landed December 12, 1978
Soyuz-U No. 086 Blok-I · re-entered December 8, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
127th launch from 43/4 (43R), 13th this year · 645th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 5 launch?
Zenit-6U 5 launched on November 28, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 5?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 5 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 5 reach?
Kosmos-1050, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 276 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).