Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 11
Launched
February 18, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 18, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 549th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,187th orbital launch attempt. It was the 146th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-396, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 6 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
- 146th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 549th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,187th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-396 · NORAD 4959 · 1971-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-014A
- Epoch
- 1971-02-18 16:44:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10153389 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059465
- Inclination
- 65.4209°
- Ascending node
- 336.1413°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.3861°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.2986°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-396 · NORAD 4959 · landed March 3, 1971
Voskhod (N146) Blok-I · re-entered February 25, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1st launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 167th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 11 launch?
Zenit-4M 11 launched on February 18, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 11?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 11 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 11 reach?
Kosmos-396, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).