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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 7
Launched
May 31, 1979
Summary
Zenit-6U 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 31, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,311th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 2,219th orbital launch attempt. It was the 150th Soyuz U flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1103, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 329 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 150th Soyuz U flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,311th launch38th this yearhumanity's 2,219th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1103 · NORAD 11376 · 1979-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-045A
- Epoch
- 1979-05-31 20:42:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96381092 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056107
- Inclination
- 62.7762°
- Ascending node
- 85.6796°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.44°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.6934°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1103 · NORAD 11376 · landed June 14, 1979
Soyuz-U 55-420 Blok-I · re-entered June 24, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
95th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 682nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 7 launch?
Zenit-6U 7 launched on May 31, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 7?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 7 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 7 reach?
Kosmos-1103, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 329 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).