Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 55
Launched
February 11, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 55 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 11, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 989th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,797th orbital launch attempt. It was the 290th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-802, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 345 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
- 290th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 989th launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,797th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-802 · NORAD 8681 · 1976-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-013A
- Epoch
- 1976-02-11 10:11:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0761675 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127849
- Inclination
- 65.0266°
- Ascending node
- 308.8332°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.341°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.0498°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-802 · NORAD 8681 · landed February 25, 1976
Voskhod 16-658 Blok-I · re-entered February 17, 1976
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
171st launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 446th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 55 launch?
Zenit-4MK 55 launched on February 11, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 55?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 55?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 55 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 55 reach?
Kosmos-802, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 345 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 55 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).