Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 60
Launched
May 26, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 26, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,013th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 1,832nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 296th Voskhod flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-821, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 320 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 296th Voskhod flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,013th launch34th this yearhumanity's 1,832nd orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-821 · NORAD 8862 · 1976-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-048A
- Epoch
- 1976-05-26 13:17:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06087773 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082831
- Inclination
- 72.8319°
- Ascending node
- 23.2586°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.2498°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.7474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-821 · NORAD 8862 · landed June 8, 1976
Voskhod 16-659 Blok-I · re-entered June 7, 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
46th launch from 43/3 (43L), 8th this year · 482nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 60 launch?
Zenit-4MK 60 launched on May 26, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 60?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 60 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 60 reach?
Kosmos-821, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 320 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).