Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 39
Launched
March 27, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 39 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 27, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 902nd launch, 16th this year and humanity's 1,673rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 266th Voskhod flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-722, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 346 km orbit inclined 71.4°. 8 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
- 266th Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 902nd launch16th this yearhumanity's 1,673rd orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-722 · NORAD 7709 · 1975-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-021A
- Epoch
- 1975-03-27 09:22:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01561906 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0104109
- Inclination
- 71.357°
- Ascending node
- 348.3983°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.0498°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.0397°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-722 · NORAD 7709 · landed April 9, 1975
Voskhod 31-781 Blok-I · re-entered April 9, 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
160th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 420th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 39 launch?
Zenit-4MK 39 launched on March 27, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 39?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 39 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 39 reach?
Kosmos-722, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 346 km orbit inclined 71.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 39 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).