Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 38
Launched
March 12, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 12, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 899th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,670th orbital launch attempt. It was the 264th Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-719, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 306 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 264th Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 899th launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,670th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-719 · NORAD 7691 · 1975-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-018A
- Epoch
- 1975-03-12 10:16:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13712854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009394
- Inclination
- 64.9772°
- Ascending node
- 338.9916°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.4311°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.6228°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-719 · NORAD 7691 · landed March 25, 1975
Voskhod 19-750 Blok-I · re-entered March 16, 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
159th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 419th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 38 launch?
Zenit-4MK 38 launched on March 12, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 38?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 38 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 38 reach?
Kosmos-719, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 306 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
