Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 36
Launched
March 22, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 22, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 726th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,438th orbital launch attempt. It was the 209th Voskhod flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-552, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 296 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
- 209th Voskhod flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 726th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,438th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-552 · NORAD 6394 · 1973-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-016A
- Epoch
- 1973-03-22 11:17:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10513274 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064962
- Inclination
- 72.8308°
- Ascending node
- 334.2244°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.8052°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.9265°
- 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-552 · NORAD 6394 · landed April 3, 1973
- Kapsula Kosmosa-552 · NORAD 6397 · re-entered April 9, 1973
Voskhod 33-158 Blok-I · re-entered March 30, 1973
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
41st launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 281st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 36 launch?
Zenit-2M 36 launched on March 22, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 36?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 36 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 36 reach?
Kosmos-552, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 296 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 36 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).