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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 9
Launched
September 12, 1975
Summary
Zenit-4MT 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 12, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 948th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 1,739th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-759, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 276 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
- 19th Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 948th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 1,739th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-759 · NORAD 8275 · 1975-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-084A
- Epoch
- 1975-09-12 08:11:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09971643 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033835
- Inclination
- 62.8017°
- Ascending node
- 22.7985°
- Arg. of perigee
- 226.351°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.4787°
- 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-759 · NORAD 8275 · landed September 23, 1975
Soyuz-U 16-662 Blok-I · re-entered September 25, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31st launch from 43/3 (43L), 10th this year · 439th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 9 launch?
Zenit-4MT 9 launched on September 12, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 9 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 9 reach?
Kosmos-759, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 276 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).