Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 40
Launched
August 1, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 1, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 755th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 1,479th orbital launch attempt. It was the 220th Voskhod flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-578, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 258 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 5 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
- 220th Voskhod flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 755th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 1,479th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-578 · NORAD 6759 · 1973-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-051A
- Epoch
- 1973-08-01 16:43:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17404345 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037189
- Inclination
- 65.403°
- Ascending node
- 138.3826°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.2974°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.0845°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-578 · NORAD 6759 · landed August 13, 1973
Voskhod 19-174 Blok-I · re-entered August 9, 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
49th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 302nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 40 launch?
Zenit-2M 40 launched on August 1, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 40?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 40 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 40 reach?
Kosmos-578, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 258 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).