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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 51
Launched
December 4, 1981
Summary
Zenit-6U 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 4, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,548th launch, 97th this year and humanity's 2,511th orbital launch attempt. It was the 264th Soyuz U flight and the 41st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1329, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 282 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 264th Soyuz U flight · 41st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,548th launch97th this yearhumanity's 2,511th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1329 · NORAD 12989 · 1981-118 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-118A
- Epoch
- 1981-12-04 09:42:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07521057 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031651
- Inclination
- 65.0055°
- Ascending node
- 256.6208°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.9457°
- Mean anomaly
- 307.4602°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1329 · NORAD 12989 · landed December 18, 1981
Soyuz-U 53-980 Blok-I · re-entered December 8, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
240th launch from 31/6, 18th this year · 615th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 51 launch?
Zenit-6U 51 launched on December 4, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 51?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 51 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 51 reach?
Kosmos-1329, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 282 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).