Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 30
Launched
July 28, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 28, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 679th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 1,370th orbital launch attempt. It was the 192nd Voskhod flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-512, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 270 km orbit inclined 65.3°. 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
- 192nd Voskhod flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 679th launch47th this yearhumanity's 1,370th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-512 · NORAD 6130 · 1972-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-059A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-28 13:03:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15616905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00474
- Inclination
- 65.3228°
- Ascending node
- 78.8806°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.2026°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.435°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-512 · NORAD 6130 · landed August 9, 1972
Voskhod (N192) Blok-I · re-entered August 1, 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31st launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 249th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 30 launch?
Zenit-2M 30 launched on July 28, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 30?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 30 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 30 reach?
Kosmos-512, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 270 km orbit inclined 65.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).