Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 66
Launched
April 9, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 9, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,003rd launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,817th orbital launch attempt. It was the 292nd Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-813, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 243 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 292nd Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,003rd launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,817th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-813 · NORAD 8801 · 1976-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-033A
- Epoch
- 1976-04-09 09:48:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19521368 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022562
- Inclination
- 81.3488°
- Ascending node
- 349.5307°
- Arg. of perigee
- 355.9126°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.1916°
- 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-813 · NORAD 8801 · landed April 21, 1976
Voskhod 16-217 Blok-I · re-entered April 14, 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
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 475th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 66 launch?
Zenit-2M 66 launched on April 9, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 66?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 66 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 66 reach?
Kosmos-813, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 243 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).