Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 32
Launched
September 15, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 15, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 687th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 1,383rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 197th Voskhod flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-518, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 314 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 197th Voskhod flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 687th launch55th this yearhumanity's 1,383rd orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-518 · NORAD 6186 · 1972-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-070A
- Epoch
- 1972-09-15 10:57:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06846234 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007771
- Inclination
- 72.8309°
- Ascending node
- 143.979°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.1222°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.7574°
- 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-518 · NORAD 6186 · landed September 24, 1972
- Kapsula Kosmosa-518 · NORAD 6198 · re-entered September 27, 1972
Voskhod (N197) Blok-I · re-entered September 22, 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
34th launch from 43/4 (43R), 9th this year · 253rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 32 launch?
Zenit-2M 32 launched on September 15, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 32?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 32 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 32 reach?
Kosmos-518, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 314 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 32 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).