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Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 33

Launched

November 16, 1974

Launch Successful

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.

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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

72.8°Inclination
209 × 326 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
236.0°Ascending node
18962 d agoElement epoch1974-11-16 13:02 UTC · stale

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

Map of 43/4 (43R)

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

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).