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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 71
Launched
December 17, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MK 71 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 17, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,076th launch, 97th this year and humanity's 1,910th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-884, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 365 km orbit inclined 65.2°. 6 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
- 47th Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,076th launch97th this yearhumanity's 1,910th orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-884 · NORAD 9614 · 1976-123 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-123A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-17 10:51:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06455421 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0153267
- Inclination
- 65.1889°
- Ascending node
- 264.163°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.0527°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.6014°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-884 · NORAD 9614 · landed December 29, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-674 Blok-I · re-entered December 23, 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
183rd launch from 31/6, 14th this year · 476th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 71 launch?
Zenit-4MK 71 launched on December 17, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 71?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 71 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 71 reach?
Kosmos-884, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 365 km orbit inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).