Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 46
Launched
April 11, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 11, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 815th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,560th orbital launch attempt. It was the 241st Voskhod flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-640, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 233 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 241st Voskhod flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 815th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,560th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-640 · NORAD 7245 · 1974-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-021A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-11 13:48:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22750051 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020528
- Inclination
- 81.3274°
- Ascending node
- 51.1035°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.4955°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.4627°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00037679
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-640 · NORAD 7245 · landed April 23, 1974
Voskhod 31-192 Blok-I · re-entered April 14, 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
60th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 347th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 46 launch?
Zenit-2M 46 launched on April 11, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 46?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 46 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 46 reach?
Kosmos-640, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 233 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).