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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 84
Launched
August 23, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 84 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 23, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,724th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 2,734th orbital launch attempt. It was the 337th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1493, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 380 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 8 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
- 337th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,724th launch65th this yearhumanity's 2,734th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1493 · NORAD 14299 · 1983-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-087A
- Epoch
- 1983-08-23 10:53:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97035995 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0135628
- Inclination
- 72.8578°
- Ascending node
- 142.2174°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.8892°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.783°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1493 · NORAD 14299 · landed September 6, 1983
Soyuz-U 24-776 Blok-I · re-entered August 31, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
161st launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 945th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 84 launch?
Zenit-6U 84 launched on August 23, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 84?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 84?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 84 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 84 reach?
Kosmos-1493, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 380 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 84 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).