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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 69
Launched
November 18, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 69 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 18, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,649th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 2,635th orbital launch attempt. It was the 306th Soyuz U flight and the 41st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1421, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 269 km orbit inclined 70.3°. 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
- 306th Soyuz U flight · 41st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,649th launch98th this yearhumanity's 2,635th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1421 · NORAD 13661 · 1982-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-112A
- Epoch
- 1982-11-18 10:46:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14224967 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039844
- Inclination
- 70.3413°
- Ascending node
- 241.3565°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.0577°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.4799°
- 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-1421 · NORAD 13661 · landed December 2, 1982
Soyuz-U 54-767 Blok-I · re-entered November 22, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
255th launch from 31/6, 14th this year · 655th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 69 launch?
Zenit-6U 69 launched on November 18, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 69?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 69?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 69 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 69 reach?
Kosmos-1421, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 269 km orbit inclined 70.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 69 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).