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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 70
Launched
December 3, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 70 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 3, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,652nd launch, 101st this year and humanity's 2,638th orbital launch attempt. It was the 307th Soyuz U flight and the 42nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1422, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 251 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 307th Soyuz U flight · 42nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,652nd launch101st this yearhumanity's 2,638th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1422 · NORAD 13677 · 1982-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-114A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-03 01:23:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11000061 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000145
- Inclination
- 72.847°
- Ascending node
- 256.5699°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9999°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1238°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1422 · NORAD 13677 · landed December 17, 1982
Soyuz-U 54-766 Blok-I · re-entered December 7, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
148th launch from 43/3 (43L), 8th this year · 904th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 70 launch?
Zenit-6U 70 launched on December 3, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 70?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 70?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 70 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 70 reach?
Kosmos-1422, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 251 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 70 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).