Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 31
Launched
August 30, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 30, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 685th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,379th orbital launch attempt. It was the 195th Voskhod flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-517, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 298 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 3 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
- 195th Voskhod flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 685th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,379th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-517 · NORAD 6168 · 1972-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-067A
- Epoch
- 1972-08-30 09:41:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10451282 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006789
- Inclination
- 65.013°
- Ascending node
- 139.4542°
- Arg. of perigee
- 38.6241°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.9709°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-517 · NORAD 6168 · landed September 11, 1972
Voskhod (N195) Blok-I · re-entered September 3, 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
138th launch from 31/6, 14th this year · 361st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 31 launch?
Zenit-2M 31 launched on August 30, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 31?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 31 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 31 reach?
Kosmos-517, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 298 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).