Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 30
Launched
August 29, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 29, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 856th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 1,611th orbital launch attempt. It was the 252nd Voskhod flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-674, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 329 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 252nd Voskhod flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 856th launch55th this yearhumanity's 1,611th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-674 · NORAD 7423 · 1974-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-068A
- Epoch
- 1974-08-29 09:01:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11207056 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011791
- Inclination
- 64.9317°
- Ascending node
- 128.1613°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.1575°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.0001°
- 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-674 · NORAD 7423 · landed September 7, 1974
Voskhod 31-774 Blok-I · re-entered September 4, 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
153rd launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 408th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 30 launch?
Zenit-4MK 30 launched on August 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 30?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 30 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 30 reach?
Kosmos-674, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 329 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
