Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 34
Launched
November 25, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 25, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 704th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 1,408th orbital launch attempt. It was the 202nd Voskhod flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-537, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 291 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 202nd Voskhod flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 704th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 1,408th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-537 · NORAD 6287 · 1972-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-093A
- Epoch
- 1972-11-25 09:01:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1127895 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006177
- Inclination
- 64.9799°
- Ascending node
- 238.0305°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.1208°
- Mean anomaly
- 317.8866°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-537 · NORAD 6287 · landed December 7, 1972
Voskhod (N202) Blok-I · re-entered December 2, 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
140th launch from 31/6, 16th this year · 364th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 34 launch?
Zenit-2M 34 launched on November 25, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 34?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 34 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 34 reach?
Kosmos-537, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 291 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).