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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 78
Launched
May 31, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 78 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 31, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,700th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,699th orbital launch attempt. It was the 324th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1467, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 371 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 9 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
- 324th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,700th launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,699th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1467 · NORAD 14100 · 1983-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-052A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-31 14:28:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97676614 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125378
- Inclination
- 72.858°
- Ascending node
- 67.8748°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.2038°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.1368°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1467 · NORAD 14100 · landed June 12, 1983
Soyuz-U 24-775 Blok-I · re-entered June 10, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
156th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 932nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 78 launch?
Zenit-6U 78 launched on May 31, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 78?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 78?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 78 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 78 reach?
Kosmos-1467, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 371 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 78 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).