Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 41
Launched
August 30, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 30, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 763rd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 1,490th orbital launch attempt. It was the 223rd Voskhod flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-583, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 295 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 3 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
- 223rd Voskhod flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 763rd launch51st this yearhumanity's 1,490th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-583 · NORAD 6809 · 1973-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-062A
- Epoch
- 1973-08-30 11:51:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1049633 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064451
- Inclination
- 64.909°
- Ascending node
- 171.6015°
- Arg. of perigee
- 41.7089°
- Mean anomaly
- 318.8922°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-583 · NORAD 6809 · landed September 12, 1973
Voskhod 43-162 Blok-I · re-entered September 6, 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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
134th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 382nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 41 launch?
Zenit-2M 41 launched on August 30, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 41?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 41 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 41 reach?
Kosmos-583, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 295 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).