Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 64
Launched
September 1, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 1, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,629th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,607th orbital launch attempt. It was the 297th Soyuz U flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1403, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 358 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 7 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
- 297th Soyuz U flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,629th launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,607th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1403 · NORAD 13448 · 1982-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-085A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-01 08:52:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00618744 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117195
- Inclination
- 70.3717°
- Ascending node
- 158.2988°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.3771°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.7864°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1403 · NORAD 13448 · landed September 15, 1982
Soyuz-U 54-763 Blok-I · re-entered September 9, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
252nd launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 645th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 64 launch?
Zenit-6U 64 launched on September 1, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 64?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 64 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 64 reach?
Kosmos-1403, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 358 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 64 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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