Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 49
Launched
July 26, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 26, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 849th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 1,602nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 250th Voskhod flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-669, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 238 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 7 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
- 250th Voskhod flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 849th launch48th this yearhumanity's 1,602nd orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-669 · NORAD 7389 · 1974-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-059A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-26 09:47:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19206954 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013819
- Inclination
- 81.3457°
- Ascending node
- 72.7819°
- Arg. of perigee
- 5.9306°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.2082°
- 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
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-669 · NORAD 7389 · landed August 8, 1974
- Kapsula Kosmosa-669 · NORAD 7404 · re-entered August 11, 1974
Voskhod 29-180 Blok-I · re-entered July 30, 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
71st launch from 43/4 (43R), 16th this year · 370th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 49 launch?
Zenit-2M 49 launched on July 26, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 49?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 49 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 49 reach?
Kosmos-669, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 238 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 49 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).