Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 63
Launched
June 29, 1976
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,022nd launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 1,844th orbital launch attempt. It was the 299th Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-835, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 337 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
- 299th Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,022nd launch43rd this yearhumanity's 1,844th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-835 · NORAD 8922 · 1976-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-060A
- Epoch
- 1976-06-29 11:40:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08342388 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0118885
- Inclination
- 64.9775°
- Ascending node
- 62.8483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.7795°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.5154°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-835 · NORAD 8922 · landed July 12, 1976
Voskhod 16-661 Blok-I · re-entered July 4, 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
177th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 456th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 63 launch?
Zenit-4MK 63 launched on June 29, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 63?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 63 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 63 reach?
Kosmos-835, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 337 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).