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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 25
Launched
May 15, 1974
Summary
Zenit-4MK 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 824th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 1,570th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-652, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 328 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 824th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 1,570th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-652 · NORAD 7292 · 1974-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-030A
- Epoch
- 1974-05-15 12:47:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07731029 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0102957
- Inclination
- 51.7604°
- Ascending node
- 9.7745°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.7195°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.1259°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-652 · NORAD 7292 · landed May 23, 1974
Soyuz-U No. 008 Blok-I · re-entered May 19, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
149th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 396th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 25 launch?
Zenit-4MK 25 launched on May 15, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 25?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 25 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 25 reach?
Kosmos-652, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 328 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).