Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 27
Launched
April 6, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 6, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 651st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,334th orbital launch attempt. It was the 181st Voskhod flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-484, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 242 km orbit inclined 81.5°. 3 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
- 181st Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 651st launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,334th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-484 · NORAD 5933 · 1972-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-026A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-06 09:18:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.25200068 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045118
- Inclination
- 81.4673°
- Ascending node
- 338.7951°
- Arg. of perigee
- 332.8852°
- Mean anomaly
- 27.0025°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-484 · NORAD 5933 · landed April 18, 1972
- Kapsula Kosmosa-484 · NORAD 6002 · re-entered April 18, 1972
Voskhod (N181) Blok-I · re-entered April 8, 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
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 231st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 27 launch?
Zenit-2M 27 launched on April 6, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 27?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 27 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 27 reach?
Kosmos-484, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 242 km orbit inclined 81.5°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 27 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).