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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 83
Launched
August 9, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 83 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 9, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,720th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 2,729th orbital launch attempt. It was the 334th Soyuz U flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1488, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 378 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 334th Soyuz U flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,720th launch61st this yearhumanity's 2,729th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1488 · NORAD 14251 · 1983-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-082A
- Epoch
- 1983-08-10 00:50:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96870404 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0131004
- Inclination
- 72.8555°
- Ascending node
- 133.2484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.983°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.6956°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.00031971
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1488 · NORAD 14251 · landed August 23, 1983
Soyuz-U 24-774 Blok-I · re-entered August 18, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
160th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 944th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 83 launch?
Zenit-6U 83 launched on August 9, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 83?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 83?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 83 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 83 reach?
Kosmos-1488, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 378 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 83 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).