Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 59
Launched
July 23, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 23, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 938th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 1,723rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 276th Voskhod flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-751, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 339 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 276th Voskhod flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 938th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 1,723rd orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-751 · NORAD 8040 · 1975-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-068A
- Epoch
- 1975-07-23 14:12:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01997122 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0094914
- Inclination
- 62.8352°
- Ascending node
- 85.5106°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.933°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.208°
- 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-751 · NORAD 8040 · landed August 4, 1975
Voskhod 41-200 Blok-I · re-entered July 30, 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
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28th launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 430th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 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 59 launch?
Zenit-2M 59 launched on July 23, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 59?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 59 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 59 reach?
Kosmos-751, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 339 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).