Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 52
Launched
November 4, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 4, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 963rd launch, 77th this year and humanity's 1,760th orbital launch attempt. It was the 284th Voskhod flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-779, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 339 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 284th Voskhod flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 963rd launch77th this yearhumanity's 1,760th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-779 · NORAD 8420 · 1975-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-104A
- Epoch
- 1975-11-04 16:32:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08271556 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0121741
- Inclination
- 62.8533°
- Ascending node
- 223.1495°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.9975°
- Mean anomaly
- 291.4187°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-779 · NORAD 8420 · landed November 18, 1975
Voskhod 41-791 Blok-I · re-entered November 10, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 12th this year · 448th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 52 launch?
Zenit-4MK 52 launched on November 4, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 52?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 52 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 52 reach?
Kosmos-779, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 339 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).