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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kosmos 670
Launched
August 6, 1974
Summary
Kosmos 670 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 6, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 851st launch, 50th this year and humanity's 1,604th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-670, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 299 km orbit inclined 50.6°. The spacecraft was Soyuz 7K-S No.1 (Soyuz 7K-S 11F732 #1). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 851st launch50th this yearhumanity's 1,604th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Soyuz 7K-S No.1 (Soyuz 7K-S 11F732 #1)
Military version of the Soyuz 7K spacecraft.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 2 days 23 hours
The Soyuz 7K-S spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-670 · NORAD 7405 · 1974-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-061A
- Epoch
- 1974-08-06 02:49:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08725283 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0062262
- Inclination
- 50.5731°
- Ascending node
- 320.8991°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.4672°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.3409°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-670 · NORAD 7405 · landed August 9, 1974
Soyuz-U No. 011 Blok-I · re-entered August 13, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 670 was the first uncrewed test flight of the Soyuz 7K-S, a military variant of Soyuz, and was flown at a then-unique 50.6 degree inclination. It landed after three days, and the experience fed into the later Soyuz T.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
143rd launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 405th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Kosmos 670 launch?
Kosmos 670 launched on August 6, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 670?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kosmos 670?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 670 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kosmos 670 reach?
Kosmos-670, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 299 km orbit inclined 50.6°.
Which program is Kosmos 670 part of?
Soyuz. About Soyuz