Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 54
Launched
January 7, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 54 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 7, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 981st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,785th orbital launch attempt. It was the 288th Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-788, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 128 × 390 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 288th Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 981st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,785th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-788 · NORAD 8551 · 1976-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-002A
- Epoch
- 1976-01-07 16:47:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08182726 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0197895
- Inclination
- 62.8875°
- Ascending node
- 289.9838°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.9766°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.3033°
- 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-788 · NORAD 8551 · landed January 20, 1976
Voskhod 41-793 Blok-I · re-entered January 14, 1976
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
39th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 460th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 54 launch?
Zenit-4MK 54 launched on January 7, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 54?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 54?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 54 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 54 reach?
Kosmos-788, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 128 × 390 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 54 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).