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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 77
Launched
May 5, 1977
Summary
Zenit-4MK 77 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 5, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,107th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,949th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-907, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 385 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 7 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
- 59th Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,107th launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,949th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-907 · NORAD 9944 · 1977-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-033A
- Epoch
- 1977-05-05 16:42:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99841785 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0155521
- Inclination
- 62.7657°
- Ascending node
- 23.0098°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.0264°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.4981°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-907 · NORAD 9944 · landed May 16, 1977
Soyuz-U 42-687 Blok-I · re-entered May 13, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 8th this year · 544th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 77 launch?
Zenit-4MK 77 launched on May 5, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 77?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 77?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 77 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 77 reach?
Kosmos-907, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 385 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 77 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).