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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 81
Launched
July 13, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 81 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 13, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,713th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 2,718th orbital launch attempt. It was the 330th Soyuz U flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1482, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 360 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 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
- 330th Soyuz U flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,713th launch54th this yearhumanity's 2,718th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1482 · NORAD 14185 · 1983-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-071A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-13 12:33:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9752843 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0107931
- Inclination
- 69.9671°
- Ascending node
- 117.8737°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.895°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.3398°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-1482 · NORAD 14185 · landed July 27, 1983
Soyuz-U 12-781 Blok-I · re-entered July 25, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
202nd launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 680th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 81 launch?
Zenit-6U 81 launched on July 13, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 81?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 81 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 81 reach?
Kosmos-1482, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 360 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).