Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 33
Launched
October 18, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 18, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 697th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 1,397th orbital launch attempt. It was the 200th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-525, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 299 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
- 200th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 697th launch65th this yearhumanity's 1,397th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-525 · NORAD 6248 · 1972-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-083A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-18 14:44:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09337302 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006453
- Inclination
- 65.3527°
- Ascending node
- 185.1805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.7486°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.0648°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-525 · NORAD 6248 · landed October 29, 1972
- Kapsula Kosmosa-525 · NORAD 6258 · re-entered November 1, 1972
Voskhod (N200) Blok-I · re-entered October 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
35th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 262nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 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 33 launch?
Zenit-2M 33 launched on October 18, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 33?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 33 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 33 reach?
Kosmos-525, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 299 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 33 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).