Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 26
Launched
May 30, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 30, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 832nd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 1,579th orbital launch attempt. It was the 245th Voskhod flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-657, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 291 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 5 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
- 245th Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 832nd launch31st this yearhumanity's 1,579th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-657 · NORAD 7317 · 1974-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-038A
- Epoch
- 1974-05-30 15:26:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16538534 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082842
- Inclination
- 62.7402°
- Ascending node
- 28.5162°
- Arg. of perigee
- 53.7546°
- Mean anomaly
- 307.1176°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.00078058
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-657 · NORAD 7317 · landed June 13, 1974
Voskhod 29-762 Blok-I · re-entered June 2, 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
65th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 357th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 26 launch?
Zenit-4MK 26 launched on May 30, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 26?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 26 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 26 reach?
Kosmos-657, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 291 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).