Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 23
Launched
October 7, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 7, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 606th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 1,267th orbital launch attempt. It was the 167th Voskhod flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-443, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 314 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 167th Voskhod flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 606th launch65th this yearhumanity's 1,267th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-443 · NORAD 5536 · 1971-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-085A
- Epoch
- 1971-10-07 15:14:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07142258 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007845
- Inclination
- 65.3564°
- Ascending node
- 181.0476°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.8929°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.1183°
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-443 · NORAD 5536 · landed October 19, 1971
- Kapsula Kosmosa-443 · NORAD 5562 · re-entered October 30, 1971
Voskhod (N167) Blok-I · re-entered October 13, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7th launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 199th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 23 launch?
Zenit-2M 23 launched on October 7, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 23?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 23 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 23 reach?
Kosmos-443, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 314 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 23 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).