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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4MK 72
Launched
January 6, 1977
Summary
Zenit-4MK 72 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 6, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,081st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,916th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-888, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 326 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 48th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,081st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,916th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-888 · NORAD 9658 · 1977-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-001A
- Epoch
- 1977-01-06 11:01:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11361504 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113717
- Inclination
- 64.9744°
- Ascending node
- 286.704°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.562°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.0117°
- 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-888 · NORAD 9658 · landed January 19, 1977
Soyuz-U 26-65 Blok-I · re-entered January 11, 1977
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
184th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 478th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 72 launch?
Zenit-4MK 72 launched on January 6, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 72?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 72 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 72 reach?
Kosmos-888, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 326 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 72 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).