Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 61
Launched
June 8, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 8, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,016th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 1,836th orbital launch attempt. It was the 297th Voskhod flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-824, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 331 km orbit inclined 71.4°. 7 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
- 297th Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,016th launch37th this yearhumanity's 1,836th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-824 · NORAD 8877 · 1976-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-052A
- Epoch
- 1976-06-08 12:52:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03726148 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090662
- Inclination
- 71.3726°
- Ascending node
- 45.5481°
- Arg. of perigee
- 49.6615°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.2429°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-824 · NORAD 8877 · landed June 21, 1976
Voskhod 16-657 Blok-I · re-entered June 20, 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
176th launch from 31/6, 7th this year · 454th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 61 launch?
Zenit-4MK 61 launched on June 8, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 61?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 61 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 61 reach?
Kosmos-824, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 331 km orbit inclined 71.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).