Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 34
Launched
December 27, 1974
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 27, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 886th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 1,651st orbital launch attempt. It was the 259th Voskhod flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-701, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 321 km orbit inclined 71.4°. 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
- 259th Voskhod flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 886th launch85th this yearhumanity's 1,651st orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-701 · NORAD 7596 · 1974-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-106A
- Epoch
- 1974-12-27 10:32:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05663043 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082664
- Inclination
- 71.3991°
- Ascending node
- 277.2927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.3861°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.4014°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-701 · NORAD 7596 · landed January 9, 1975
Voskhod 43-738 Blok-I · re-entered January 7, 1975
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
156th launch from 31/6, 12th this year · 415th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 34 launch?
Zenit-4MK 34 launched on December 27, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 34?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 34 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 34 reach?
Kosmos-701, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 321 km orbit inclined 71.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).