Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 25
Launched
February 3, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 3, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 635th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,312th orbital launch attempt. It was the 176th Voskhod flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-473, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 351 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 176th Voskhod flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 635th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,312th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-473 · NORAD 5821 · 1972-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-006A
- Epoch
- 1972-02-03 10:02:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05910002 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012953
- Inclination
- 65.0206°
- Ascending node
- 298.533°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.0918°
- Mean anomaly
- 318.0254°
- 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
- Kosmos-473 · NORAD 5821 · landed February 15, 1972
Voskhod (N176) Blok-I · re-entered February 11, 1972
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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
126th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 345th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 25 launch?
Zenit-2M 25 launched on February 3, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 25?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 25 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 25 reach?
Kosmos-473, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 351 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).