Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 50
Launched
September 16, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 50 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 16, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 949th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,740th orbital launch attempt. It was the 280th Voskhod flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-760, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 334 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 280th Voskhod flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 949th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,740th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-760 · NORAD 8281 · 1975-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-085A
- Epoch
- 1975-09-16 10:21:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07971097 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0111544
- Inclination
- 64.9427°
- Ascending node
- 165.5362°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.3341°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.9048°
- 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-760 · NORAD 8281 · landed September 30, 1975
Voskhod 41-789 Blok-I · re-entered September 21, 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
165th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 432nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 50 launch?
Zenit-4MK 50 launched on September 16, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 50?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 50?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 50 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 50 reach?
Kosmos-760, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 334 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 50 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).