Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 31
Launched
October 18, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 18, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 864th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,622nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 255th Voskhod flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-688, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 358 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
- 255th Voskhod flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 864th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,622nd orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-688 · NORAD 7473 · 1974-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-078A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-18 16:17:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03874808 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0131486
- Inclination
- 62.7509°
- Ascending node
- 202.9355°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.2763°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.2794°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00078059
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-688 · NORAD 7473 · landed October 30, 1974
Voskhod 19-754 Blok-I · re-entered October 24, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
117th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 379th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 31 launch?
Zenit-4MK 31 launched on October 18, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 31?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 31 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 31 reach?
Kosmos-688, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 358 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).