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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 52
Launched
January 20, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 20, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,555th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,522nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 267th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1334, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 296 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 9 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
- 267th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,555th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,522nd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1334 · NORAD 13036 · 1982-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-005A
- Epoch
- 1982-01-20 11:18:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11946769 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0071012
- Inclination
- 72.8876°
- Ascending node
- 297.089°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.936°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.7138°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1334 · NORAD 13036 · landed February 3, 1982
Soyuz-U 39-424 Blok-I · re-entered January 24, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 851st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 52 launch?
Zenit-6U 52 launched on January 20, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 52?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 52 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 52 reach?
Kosmos-1334, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 296 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).