Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 27
Launched
June 13, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 13, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 834th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 1,584th orbital launch attempt. It was the 247th Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-659, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 168 × 381 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 247th Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 834th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 1,584th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-659 · NORAD 7334 · 1974-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-043A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-13 13:42:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02458863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0160136
- Inclination
- 62.9156°
- Ascending node
- 38.7152°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.0353°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.8322°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-659 · NORAD 7334 · landed June 26, 1974
Voskhod 19-753 Blok-I · re-entered June 18, 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
66th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 358th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 27 launch?
Zenit-4MK 27 launched on June 13, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 27?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 27 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 27 reach?
Kosmos-659, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 168 × 381 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).