Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 63
Launched
December 3, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 3, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 970th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 1,769th orbital launch attempt. It was the 286th Voskhod flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-784, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 243 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 7 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
- 286th Voskhod flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 970th launch84th this yearhumanity's 1,769th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-784 · NORAD 8463 · 1975-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-113A
- Epoch
- 1975-12-03 11:18:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20297563 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025803
- Inclination
- 81.4019°
- Ascending node
- 245.6699°
- Arg. of perigee
- 10.2212°
- Mean anomaly
- 349.9538°
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-784 · NORAD 8463 · landed December 15, 1975
- Kapsula Kosmosa-784 · NORAD 8485 · re-entered December 21, 1975
Voskhod 41-201 Blok-I · re-entered December 7, 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
36th launch from 43/3 (43L), 15th this year · 453rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 63 launch?
Zenit-2M 63 launched on December 3, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 63?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 63 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 63 reach?
Kosmos-784, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 243 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 63 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).