Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 29
Launched
August 7, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 7, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 852nd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 1,605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 251st Voskhod flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-671, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 350 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 251st Voskhod flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 852nd launch51st this yearhumanity's 1,605th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-671 · NORAD 7409 · 1974-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-062A
- Epoch
- 1974-08-07 15:32:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.045968 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0122589
- Inclination
- 62.842°
- Ascending node
- 97.9055°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.099°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.3581°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0037799
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-671 · NORAD 7409 · landed August 20, 1974
Voskhod 29-760 Blok-I · re-entered August 14, 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
72nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 17th this year · 371st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 29 launch?
Zenit-4MK 29 launched on August 7, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 29?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 29 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 29 reach?
Kosmos-671, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 350 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).