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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 72
Launched
January 27, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 72 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 27, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,664th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 2,652nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 310th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1438, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 223 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 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
- 310th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,664th launch5th this yearhumanity's 2,652nd orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1438 · NORAD 13779 · 1983-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1438
- Object ID
- 1983-005A
- Epoch
- 1983-01-27 08:22:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26011658 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018378
- Inclination
- 70.411°
- Ascending node
- 296.8954°
- Arg. of perigee
- 213.6649°
- Mean anomaly
- 146.3412°
- 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-1438 · NORAD 13779 · landed February 7, 1983
Soyuz-U 24-773 Blok-I · re-entered January 30, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
258th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 662nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 72 launch?
Zenit-6U 72 launched on January 27, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 72?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 72 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 72 reach?
Kosmos-1438, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 223 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 72 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).