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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 80
Launched
July 5, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 80 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 5, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,710th launch, 51st this year and humanity's 2,715th orbital launch attempt. It was the 329th Soyuz U flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1472, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 247 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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
- 329th Soyuz U flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,710th launch51st this yearhumanity's 2,715th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1472 · NORAD 14169 · 1983-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-068A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-05 09:08:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22888401 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042078
- Inclination
- 82.3422°
- Ascending node
- 66.7241°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.7232°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.887°
- 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-1472 · NORAD 14169 · landed July 19, 1983
Soyuz-U 12-123 Blok-I · re-entered July 7, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
240th launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 937th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 80 launch?
Zenit-6U 80 launched on July 5, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 80?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 80 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 80 reach?
Kosmos-1472, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 247 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 80 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).