Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 52
Launched
November 1, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 1, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 872nd launch, 71st this year and humanity's 1,631st orbital launch attempt. It was the 256th Voskhod flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-692, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 296 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 7 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
- 256th Voskhod flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 872nd launch71st this yearhumanity's 1,631st orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-692 · NORAD 7502 · 1974-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-087A
- Epoch
- 1974-11-01 15:32:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10963377 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0067205
- Inclination
- 62.9851°
- Ascending node
- 205.4759°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.2471°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.4526°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-692 · NORAD 7502 · landed November 13, 1974
Voskhod 31-179 Blok-I · re-entered November 6, 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
76th launch from 43/4 (43R), 21st this year · 385th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 52 launch?
Zenit-2M 52 launched on November 1, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 52?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 52 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 52 reach?
Kosmos-692, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 296 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).