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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 77
Launched
May 6, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 77 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 6, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,693rd launch, 34th this year and humanity's 2,690th orbital launch attempt. It was the 321st Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1460, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 354 km orbit inclined 70.3°. 11 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
- 321st Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,693rd launch34th this yearhumanity's 2,690th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1460 · NORAD 14058 · 1983-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-043A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-06 13:33:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98675836 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0102663
- Inclination
- 70.3274°
- Ascending node
- 43.7754°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.0853°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.061°
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 9 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1460 · NORAD 14058 · landed May 20, 1983
Soyuz-U 24-771 Blok-I · re-entered May 15, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
261st launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 672nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 77 launch?
Zenit-6U 77 launched on May 6, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 77?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 77?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 77 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 77 reach?
Kosmos-1460, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 354 km orbit inclined 70.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 77 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).