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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 89
Launched
December 7, 1983
Summary
Zenit-6U 89 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 7, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,751st launch, 92nd this year and humanity's 2,767th orbital launch attempt. It was the 349th Soyuz U flight and the 40th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1512, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 371 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 12 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
- 349th Soyuz U flight · 40th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,751st launch92nd this yearhumanity's 2,767th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1512 · NORAD 14542 · 1983-119 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-119A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-07 11:58:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97830451 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0124755
- Inclination
- 72.8656°
- Ascending node
- 263.0312°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.9702°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.5787°
- 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
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 10 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1512 · NORAD 14542 · landed December 21, 1983
Soyuz-U 12-786 Blok-I · re-entered December 17, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
246th launch from 41/1, 17th this year · 964th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 89 launch?
Zenit-6U 89 launched on December 7, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 89?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 89?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 89 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 89 reach?
Kosmos-1512, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 371 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 89 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).