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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 13
Launched
April 3, 1985
Summary
Zenit-8 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 3, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,877th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,931st orbital launch attempt. It was the 396th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1644, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 382 km orbit inclined 70.3°. 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
- 396th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,877th launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,931st orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1644 · NORAD 15636 · 1985-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-027A
- Epoch
- 1985-04-03 10:03:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93850726 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125271
- Inclination
- 70.3389°
- Ascending node
- 4.6061°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.5935°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.7405°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 11 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1644 · NORAD 15636 · landed April 17, 1985
Soyuz-U 46-312 Blok-I · re-entered April 22, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
280th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 736th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-8 13 launch?
Zenit-8 13 launched on April 3, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-8 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-8 13?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-8 13 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-8 13 reach?
Kosmos-1644, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 382 km orbit inclined 70.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-8 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).