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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 69
Launched
October 25, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MK 69 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 25, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,060th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 1,892nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-863, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 373 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 10 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
- 41st Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,060th launch81st this yearhumanity's 1,892nd orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-863 · NORAD 9499 · 1976-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-106A
- Epoch
- 1976-10-25 17:12:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00115776 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0138322
- Inclination
- 62.8183°
- Ascending node
- 201.361°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.9502°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.7059°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-863 · NORAD 9499 · landed November 5, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-686 Blok-I · re-entered November 1, 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
87th launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 511th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 69 launch?
Zenit-4MK 69 launched on October 25, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 69?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 69?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 69 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 69 reach?
Kosmos-863, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 373 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 69 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).