Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 24
Launched
April 29, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 29, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 821st launch, 20th this year and humanity's 1,567th orbital launch attempt. It was the 243rd Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-649, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 302 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 7 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
- 243rd Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 821st launch20th this yearhumanity's 1,567th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-649 · NORAD 7280 · 1974-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-027A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-29 14:42:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1347511 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086804
- Inclination
- 62.8066°
- Ascending node
- 9.6676°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.8055°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.2231°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-649 · NORAD 7280 · landed May 11, 1974
Voskhod 43-737 Blok-I · re-entered May 3, 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
63rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 352nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 24 launch?
Zenit-4MK 24 launched on April 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 24?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 24 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 24 reach?
Kosmos-649, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 302 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).