Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 64
Launched
January 29, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 29, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 986th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,792nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 289th Voskhod flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-799, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 319 km orbit inclined 71.4°. 4 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
- 289th Voskhod flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 986th launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,792nd orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-799 · NORAD 8616 · 1976-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-009A
- Epoch
- 1976-01-29 09:52:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06825645 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084483
- Inclination
- 71.4001°
- Ascending node
- 299.5758°
- Arg. of perigee
- 49.1409°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.7045°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-799 · NORAD 8616 · landed February 10, 1976
Voskhod 16-218 Blok-I · re-entered February 11, 1976
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
170th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 445th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 64 launch?
Zenit-2M 64 launched on January 29, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 64?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 64 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 64 reach?
Kosmos-799, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 319 km orbit inclined 71.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 64 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).