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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 96
Launched
June 1, 1984
Summary
Zenit-6U 96 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 1, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,800th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,829th orbital launch attempt. It was the 368th Soyuz U flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1568, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 421 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 13 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
- 368th Soyuz U flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,800th launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,829th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1568 · NORAD 15011 · 1984-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1568
- Object ID
- 1984-054A
- Epoch
- 1984-06-02 06:14:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.60701947 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041734
- Inclination
- 72.837°
- Ascending node
- 100.7118°
- Arg. of perigee
- 210.9148°
- Mean anomaly
- 148.8576°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 11 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1568 · NORAD 15011 · landed June 14, 1984
Soyuz-U 46-148 Blok-I · re-entered June 11, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
167th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 994th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 96 launch?
Zenit-6U 96 launched on June 1, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 96?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 96?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 96 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 96 reach?
Kosmos-1568, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 421 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 96 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).