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Zenit-2M 54

Launched

January 17, 1975

Launch Successful

Image: RKK Energia

Summary

Zenit-2M 54 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 17, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 888th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,653rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 260th Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-702, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 320 km orbit inclined 71.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
260th Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 888th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,653rd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

71.3°Inclination
211 × 320 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
295.4°Ascending node
18900 d agoElement epoch1975-01-17 10:22 UTC · stale

Kosmos-702 · NORAD 7606 · 1975-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1975-002A
Epoch
1975-01-17 10:22:37 UTC
Mean motion
16.0586658 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0082538
Inclination
71.3453°
Ascending node
295.4011°
Arg. of perigee
52.7386°
Mean anomaly
308.1276°
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

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-702 · NORAD 7606 · landed January 29, 1975

Voskhod No. 33 Blok-I · re-entered January 29, 1975

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

Map of 31/6

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

157th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 417th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

20 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-2M 54 launch?

Zenit-2M 54 launched on January 17, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-2M 54?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-2M 54?

Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet

Where did Zenit-2M 54 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Zenit-2M 54 reach?

Kosmos-702, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 320 km orbit inclined 71.3°.

How many satellites did Zenit-2M 54 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).