Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 51
Launched
October 1, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 1, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 957th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 1,750th orbital launch attempt. It was the 282nd Voskhod flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-774, 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
- 282nd Voskhod flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 957th launch71st this yearhumanity's 1,750th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-774 · NORAD 8345 · 1975-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-095A
- Epoch
- 1975-10-01 09:52:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05573528 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082956
- Inclination
- 71.3595°
- Ascending node
- 181.211°
- Arg. of perigee
- 44.5917°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.1888°
- 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-774 · NORAD 8345 · landed October 15, 1975
Voskhod 41-790 Blok-I · re-entered October 10, 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
166th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 434th 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 51 launch?
Zenit-4MK 51 launched on October 1, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 51?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 51 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 51 reach?
Kosmos-774, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 321 km orbit inclined 71.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
