Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 61
Launched
July 25, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 25, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 847th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 1,600th orbital launch attempt. It was the 249th Voskhod flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-667, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 319 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 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
- 249th Voskhod flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 847th launch46th this yearhumanity's 1,600th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-667 · NORAD 7383 · 1974-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-057A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-25 08:21:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09706567 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096869
- Inclination
- 65.0778°
- Ascending node
- 83.2342°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.1779°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.9541°
- 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-667 · NORAD 7383 · landed August 7, 1974
Voskhod 19-289 Blok-I · re-entered July 30, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
151st launch from 31/6, 7th this year · 403rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 61 launch?
Zenit-4M 61 launched on July 25, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 61?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 61 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 61 reach?
Kosmos-667, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 319 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).