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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 66
Launched
September 3, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MK 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 3, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,046th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 1,875th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Soyuz U flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-854, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 256 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Soyuz U flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,046th launch67th this yearhumanity's 1,875th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-854 · NORAD 9405 · 1976-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-090A
- Epoch
- 1976-09-03 11:56:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29470253 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0083525
- Inclination
- 81.3916°
- Ascending node
- 144.4316°
- Arg. of perigee
- 121.5523°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.3905°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-854 · NORAD 9405 · landed September 16, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-665 Blok-I · re-entered September 7, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
84th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 504th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 66 launch?
Zenit-4MK 66 launched on September 3, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 66?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 66 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 66 reach?
Kosmos-854, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 256 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).