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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 71
Launched
December 23, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 71 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 23, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,656th launch, 105th this year and humanity's 2,643rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz-U2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1425, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 375 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz-U2 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,656th launch105th this yearhumanity's 2,643rd orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1425 · NORAD 13739 · 1982-119 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-119A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-23 10:33:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92325401 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0107643
- Inclination
- 70.0181°
- Ascending node
- 271.2286°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.7531°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.3532°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1425 · NORAD 13739 · landed January 6, 1983
Soyuz-U2 No. 002 Blok-I · re-entered January 6, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
197th launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 659th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 71 launch?
Zenit-6U 71 launched on December 23, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 71?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 71 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 71 reach?
Kosmos-1425, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 375 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).