Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 48
Launched
August 13, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 13, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 941st launch, 55th this year and humanity's 1,728th orbital launch attempt. It was the 278th Voskhod flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-754, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 332 km orbit inclined 71.3°. 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
- 278th Voskhod flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 941st launch55th this yearhumanity's 1,728th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-754 · NORAD 8069 · 1975-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-073A
- Epoch
- 1975-08-13 08:43:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03658152 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090439
- Inclination
- 71.2718°
- Ascending node
- 115.8478°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.448°
- Mean anomaly
- 317.377°
- 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-754 · NORAD 8069 · landed August 26, 1975
Voskhod 31-782 Blok-I · re-entered August 25, 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
164th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 431st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 48 launch?
Zenit-4MK 48 launched on August 13, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 48?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 48 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 48 reach?
Kosmos-754, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 332 km orbit inclined 71.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).