Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 53
Launched
December 16, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 16, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 973rd launch, 87th this year and humanity's 1,777th orbital launch attempt. It was the 287th Voskhod flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-786, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 334 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 5 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
- 287th Voskhod flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 973rd launch87th this yearhumanity's 1,777th orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-786 · NORAD 8489 · 1975-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-120A
- Epoch
- 1975-12-16 12:41:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08929783 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116745
- Inclination
- 65.0035°
- Ascending node
- 267.5579°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.0568°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.2066°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- -1e-7
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-786 · NORAD 8489 · landed December 29, 1975
Voskhod 41-792 Blok-I · re-entered December 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
168th launch from 31/6, 12th this year · 441st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 53 launch?
Zenit-4MK 53 launched on December 16, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 53?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 53 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 53 reach?
Kosmos-786, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 334 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).