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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 93

Launched

March 21, 1984

Launch Successful

Summary

Zenit-6U 93 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 21, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,781st launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,805th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz-U-PVB flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1545, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 379 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Soyuz-U-PVB · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
1st Soyuz-U-PVB flightSoviet Space Program's 1,781st launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,805th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

72.8°Inclination
204 × 379 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
350.1°Ascending node
15549 d agoElement epoch1984-03-21 10:53 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1545 · NORAD 14849 · 1984-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1984-030A
Epoch
1984-03-21 10:53:04 UTC
Mean motion
15.96527586 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0131053
Inclination
72.8402°
Ascending node
350.0955°
Arg. of perigee
86.751°
Mean anomaly
274.8669°
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

10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1545 · NORAD 14849 · landed April 5, 1984

Soyuz-U-PVB 24-779 Blok-I · re-entered March 29, 1984

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Pad

Map of 43/4 (43R)

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

165th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 984th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

69 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-6U 93 launch?

Zenit-6U 93 launched on March 21, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-6U 93?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-6U 93?

Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet

Where did Zenit-6U 93 launch from?

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Zenit-6U 93 reach?

Kosmos-1545, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 379 km orbit inclined 72.8°.

How many satellites did Zenit-6U 93 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).