Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 26
Launched
March 4, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 4, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 641st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,321st orbital launch attempt. It was the 178th Voskhod flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-477, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 315 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 178th Voskhod flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 641st launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,321st orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-477 · NORAD 5862 · 1972-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-013A
- Epoch
- 1972-03-04 11:17:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08008811 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0083909
- Inclination
- 72.898°
- Ascending node
- 316.8602°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.3327°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.6634°
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-477 · NORAD 5862 · landed March 16, 1972
- Kapsula Kosmosa-477 · NORAD 5882 · re-entered March 23, 1972
Voskhod (N178) Blok-I · re-entered March 10, 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
84th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 223rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 26 launch?
Zenit-2M 26 launched on March 4, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 26?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 26 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 26 reach?
Kosmos-477, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 315 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 26 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).