Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 48
Launched
June 6, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 6, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 833rd launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 1,582nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 246th Voskhod flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-658, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 281 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 246th Voskhod flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 833rd launch32nd this yearhumanity's 1,582nd orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-658 · NORAD 7328 · 1974-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-041A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-06 07:41:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11897262 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048402
- Inclination
- 65.0227°
- Ascending node
- 24.9541°
- Arg. of perigee
- 37.2733°
- Mean anomaly
- 323.1732°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-658 · NORAD 7328 · landed June 18, 1974
Voskhod 33-267 Blok-I · re-entered June 12, 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
150th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 400th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 48 launch?
Zenit-2M 48 launched on June 6, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 48?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 48 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 48 reach?
Kosmos-658, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 281 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).