Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 60
Launched
September 23, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 23, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 952nd launch, 66th this year and humanity's 1,743rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 281st Voskhod flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-769, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 313 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 3 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
- 281st Voskhod flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 952nd launch66th this yearhumanity's 1,743rd orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-769 · NORAD 8322 · 1975-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-088A
- Epoch
- 1975-09-23 11:17:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08198384 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0081472
- Inclination
- 72.7808°
- Ascending node
- 156.2193°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.448°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.5025°
- 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-769 · NORAD 8322 · landed October 5, 1975
Voskhod 16-214 Blok-I · re-entered October 2, 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
142nd launch from 41/1, 21st this year · 442nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 60 launch?
Zenit-2M 60 launched on September 23, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 60?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 60 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 60 reach?
Kosmos-769, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 313 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).