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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz 11A511M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MT 7

Launched

November 4, 1974

Launch Successful

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.

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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

81.4°Inclination
220 × 241 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
227.7°Ascending node
18973 d agoElement epoch1974-11-04 11:58 UTC · stale

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

Map of 41/1

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

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).