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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 68
Launched
October 10, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MK 68 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 10, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,054th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 1,885th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Soyuz U flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-859, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 345 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 5 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
- 40th Soyuz U flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,054th launch75th this yearhumanity's 1,885th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-859 · NORAD 9471 · 1976-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-099A
- Epoch
- 1976-10-10 19:54:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07206154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0124959
- Inclination
- 65.0095°
- Ascending node
- 197.3422°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.9493°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.4749°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-859 · NORAD 9471 · landed October 21, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-664 Blok-I · re-entered October 15, 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
180th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 466th 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 68 launch?
Zenit-4MK 68 launched on October 10, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 68?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 68 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 68 reach?
Kosmos-859, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 345 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).