Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 33
Launched
November 16, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 16, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 874th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 1,635th orbital launch attempt. It was the 257th Voskhod flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-694, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 326 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 7 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
- 257th Voskhod flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 874th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 1,635th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-694 · NORAD 7533 · 1974-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-090A
- Epoch
- 1974-11-16 13:02:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05068017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0088569
- Inclination
- 72.8082°
- Ascending node
- 235.9792°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.2696°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.8012°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00067603
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-694 · NORAD 7533 · landed November 29, 1974
Voskhod 29-763 Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 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
77th launch from 43/4 (43R), 22nd this year · 387th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 33 launch?
Zenit-4MK 33 launched on November 16, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 33?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 33 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 33 reach?
Kosmos-694, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 326 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
