Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 43
Launched
October 15, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 15, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 773rd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 1,502nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 228th Voskhod flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-599, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 283 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 4 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
- 228th Voskhod flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 773rd launch61st this yearhumanity's 1,502nd orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-599 · NORAD 6867 · 1973-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-073A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-15 10:06:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11883736 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051041
- Inclination
- 64.9938°
- Ascending node
- 190.5516°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.7129°
- Mean anomaly
- 320.7714°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-599 · NORAD 6867 · landed October 28, 1973
Voskhod 19-175 Blok-I · re-entered October 21, 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
136th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 384th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 43 launch?
Zenit-2M 43 launched on October 15, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 43?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 43 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 43 reach?
Kosmos-599, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 283 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).