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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 74
Launched
March 16, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 74 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 16, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,674th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,665th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1446, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 351 km orbit inclined 69.9°. 5 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
- 2nd Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,674th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,665th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1446 · NORAD 13886 · 1983-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-018A
- Epoch
- 1983-03-17 02:45:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9586792 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086421
- Inclination
- 69.9401°
- Ascending node
- 346.1934°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.3085°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.6869°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1446 · NORAD 13886 · landed March 30, 1983
Soyuz-U2 No. 001 Blok-I · re-entered March 29, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
198th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 666th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 74 launch?
Zenit-6U 74 launched on March 16, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 74?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 74?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 74 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 74 reach?
Kosmos-1446, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 351 km orbit inclined 69.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 74 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).