Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 62
Launched
November 21, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 62 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 21, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 966th launch, 80th this year and humanity's 1,764th orbital launch attempt. It was the 285th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-780, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 289 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 5 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
- 285th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 966th launch80th this yearhumanity's 1,764th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-780 · NORAD 8442 · 1975-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-108A
- Epoch
- 1975-11-21 10:41:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12369341 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063291
- Inclination
- 65.023°
- Ascending node
- 235.6434°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.1898°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.4346°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-780 · NORAD 8442 · landed December 3, 1975
- Kapsula Kosmosa-780 · NORAD 8460 · re-entered December 11, 1975
Voskhod 16-213 Blok-I · re-entered November 27, 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 439th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 62 launch?
Zenit-2M 62 launched on November 21, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 62?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 62?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 62 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 62 reach?
Kosmos-780, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 289 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 62 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).