Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 45
Launched
March 14, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 14, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 810th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,553rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 239th Voskhod flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-635, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 332 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 239th Voskhod flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 810th launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,553rd orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-635 · NORAD 7216 · 1974-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-014A
- Epoch
- 1974-03-14 23:46:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0371666 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090761
- Inclination
- 72.828°
- Ascending node
- 332.4274°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.3532°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.7068°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-635 · NORAD 7216 · landed March 26, 1974
- Kapsula Kosmosa-635 · NORAD 7222 · re-entered April 7, 1974
Voskhod 31-191 Blok-I · re-entered March 25, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
59th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 345th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 45 launch?
Zenit-2M 45 launched on March 14, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 45?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 45 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 45 reach?
Kosmos-635, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 332 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 45 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).