Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 28
Launched
May 17, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 17, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 660th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 1,346th orbital launch attempt. It was the 185th Voskhod flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-490, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 345 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 4 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
- 185th Voskhod flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 660th launch28th this yearhumanity's 1,346th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-490 · NORAD 6021 · 1972-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-036A
- Epoch
- 1972-05-17 11:35:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01746975 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010305
- Inclination
- 65.3997°
- Ascending node
- 8.7219°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.1077°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.9049°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-490 · NORAD 6021 · landed May 29, 1972
- Kapsula Kosmosa-490 · NORAD 6040 · re-entered June 6, 1972
Voskhod (N185) Blok-I · re-entered May 23, 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
13th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 238th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 28 launch?
Zenit-2M 28 launched on May 17, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 28?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 28 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 28 reach?
Kosmos-490, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 345 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 28 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).