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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 61
Launched
June 18, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 18, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,607th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 2,582nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 286th Soyuz U flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1381, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 384 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 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
- 286th Soyuz U flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,607th launch56th this yearhumanity's 2,582nd orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1381 · NORAD 13283 · 1982-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-062A
- Epoch
- 1982-06-18 14:23:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94709293 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0131894
- Inclination
- 70.3918°
- Ascending node
- 144.4702°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.8359°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.531°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1381 · NORAD 13283 · landed July 1, 1982
Soyuz-U 49-434 Blok-I · re-entered June 28, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
250th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 637th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 61 launch?
Zenit-6U 61 launched on June 18, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 61?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 61 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 61 reach?
Kosmos-1381, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 384 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).