Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 20
Launched
January 30, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 30, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 804th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,542nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 237th Voskhod flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-630, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 347 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 6 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
- 237th Voskhod flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 804th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,542nd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-630 · NORAD 7104 · 1974-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-004A
- Epoch
- 1974-01-30 12:18:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.004179 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0099842
- Inclination
- 72.834°
- Ascending node
- 298.9134°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.5541°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.6097°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-630 · NORAD 7104 · landed February 13, 1974
Voskhod 33-735 Blok-I · re-entered February 14, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 340th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 20 launch?
Zenit-4MK 20 launched on January 30, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 20?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 20 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 20 reach?
Kosmos-630, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 347 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).