Kosmos 666 (Zenit-4MK/Germes), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Voskhod (11A57) from Plesetsk Site 43/4 placed the craft in LEO on 12 July 1974 for a short optical imaging mission with a recoverable film capsule for the GRU.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 248th
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 12 July 1974, 12:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1974-053
- Launches in 1974
- 57th of 113
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