Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 37
Launched
April 25, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 25, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 733rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 1,447th orbital launch attempt. It was the 211th Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-555, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 236 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 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
- 211th Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 733rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 1,447th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-555 · NORAD 6440 · 1973-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-024A
- Epoch
- 1973-04-25 12:03:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20503303 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016882
- Inclination
- 81.3095°
- Ascending node
- 38.8822°
- Arg. of perigee
- 333.9672°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.0707°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-555 · NORAD 6440 · landed May 7, 1973
- Kapsula Kosmosa-555 · NORAD 6445 · re-entered May 9, 1973
Voskhod 19-173 Blok-I · re-entered April 28, 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
43rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 285th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 37 launch?
Zenit-2M 37 launched on April 25, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 37?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 37 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 37 reach?
Kosmos-555, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 236 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 37 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).