Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 42
Launched
October 3, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 3, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 770th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 1,499th orbital launch attempt. It was the 225th Voskhod flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-596, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 225th Voskhod flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 770th launch58th this yearhumanity's 1,499th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-596 · NORAD 6856 · 1973-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-070A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-03 15:44:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13917923 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047794
- Inclination
- 65.4016°
- Ascending node
- 185.422°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.5468°
- Mean anomaly
- 306.0108°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-596 · NORAD 6856 · landed October 9, 1973
Voskhod 21-145 Blok-I · re-entered October 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
104th launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 312th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 42 launch?
Zenit-2M 42 launched on October 3, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 42?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 42 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 42 reach?
Kosmos-596, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).