Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 59
Launched
May 5, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 5, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,007th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 1,824th orbital launch attempt. It was the 294th Voskhod flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-817, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 331 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 294th Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,007th launch28th this yearhumanity's 1,824th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-817 · NORAD 8823 · 1976-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-040A
- Epoch
- 1976-05-05 10:41:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0947878 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0114128
- Inclination
- 64.9867°
- Ascending node
- 16.4444°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.0496°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.2124°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-817 · NORAD 8823 · landed May 18, 1976
Voskhod 16-660 Blok-I · re-entered May 10, 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
174th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 452nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 59 launch?
Zenit-4MK 59 launched on May 5, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 59?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 59 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 59 reach?
Kosmos-817, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 331 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).