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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 32
Launched
October 25, 1974
Summary
Zenit-4MK 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 25, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 868th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 1,626th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-691, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 328 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 868th launch67th this yearhumanity's 1,626th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-691 · NORAD 7483 · 1974-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-082A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-25 10:51:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10635841 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113713
- Inclination
- 65.0343°
- Ascending node
- 211.8442°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.2246°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.0559°
- 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-691 · NORAD 7483 · landed November 6, 1974
Soyuz-U No. 012 Blok-I · re-entered October 29, 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
155th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 410th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 32 launch?
Zenit-4MK 32 launched on October 25, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 32?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 32 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 32 reach?
Kosmos-691, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 328 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).