Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Energiya 1
Launched
April 7, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Energiya 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 7, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 652nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 1,335th orbital launch attempt. It was the 182nd Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Interkosmos-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 342 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 182nd Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 652nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 1,335th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Interkosmos-6 · NORAD 5936 · 1972-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-027A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-07 11:17:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02840541 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103039
- Inclination
- 51.8178°
- Ascending node
- 356.182°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.0718°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.7638°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Interkosmos-6 · NORAD 5936 · landed April 11, 1972
Voskhod (N182) Blok-I · re-entered April 10, 1972
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to investigate primary cosmic radiation and meteoritic particles.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
130th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 350th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Energiya 1 launch?
Energiya 1 launched on April 7, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Energiya 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Energiya 1?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Energiya 1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Energiya 1 reach?
Interkosmos-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 342 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Energiya 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).