Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 22
Launched
April 4, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 4, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 814th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,558th orbital launch attempt. It was the 240th Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-639, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 228 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 240th Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 814th launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,558th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-639 · NORAD 7240 · 1974-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-019A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-04 09:48:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23120032 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001477
- Inclination
- 81.3174°
- Ascending node
- 344.0466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.6357°
- Mean anomaly
- 42.3732°
- 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-639 · NORAD 7240 · landed April 15, 1974
Voskhod 43-734 Blok-I · re-entered April 7, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
113th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 346th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 22 launch?
Zenit-4MK 22 launched on April 4, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 22?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 22 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 22 reach?
Kosmos-639, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 228 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).