Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz 11A511M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 7
Launched
November 4, 1974
Summary
Zenit-4MT 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A511M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 4, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 873rd launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 1,632nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Soyuz 11A511M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-693, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 241 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 11A511M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Soyuz 11A511M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 873rd launch72nd this yearhumanity's 1,632nd orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-693 · NORAD 7509 · 1974-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-088A
- Epoch
- 1974-11-04 11:58:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18560244 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00161
- Inclination
- 81.3538°
- Ascending node
- 227.7461°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.515°
- Mean anomaly
- 320.7251°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00037679
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-693 · NORAD 7509 · landed November 16, 1974
Soyuz-M No. 006 Blok-I · re-entered November 9, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 386th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 7 launch?
Zenit-4MT 7 launched on November 4, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 7?
Soyuz 11A511M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz 11A511M spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 7 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 7 reach?
Kosmos-693, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 241 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).