Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 28
Launched
July 12, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 12, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 845th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 1,595th orbital launch attempt. It was the 248th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-666, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 478 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 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
- 248th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 845th launch44th this yearhumanity's 1,595th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-666 · NORAD 7367 · 1974-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-053A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-12 12:31:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.71790449 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0174527
- Inclination
- 62.7381°
- Ascending node
- 72.7225°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.904°
- Mean anomaly
- 229.7081°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-666 · NORAD 7367 · landed July 25, 1974
Voskhod 29-761 Blok-I · re-entered July 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
69th launch from 43/4 (43R), 14th this year · 367th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 28 launch?
Zenit-4MK 28 launched on July 12, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 28?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 28 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 28 reach?
Kosmos-666, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 478 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).