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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 8
Launched
March 21, 1975
Summary
Zenit-4MT 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 21, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 900th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,671st orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-720, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 280 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 9 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
- 14th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 900th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,671st orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-720 · NORAD 7696 · 1975-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-019A
- Epoch
- 1975-03-21 09:30:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11317052 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045462
- Inclination
- 62.8022°
- Ascending node
- 230.3492°
- Arg. of perigee
- 232.2859°
- Mean anomaly
- 127.4119°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-720 · NORAD 7696 · landed April 1, 1975
Soyuz-U 41-851 Blok-I · re-entered March 30, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 405th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 8 launch?
Zenit-4MT 8 launched on March 21, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 8 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 8 reach?
Kosmos-720, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 280 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).