Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 13
Launched
March 27, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 27, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 556th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,198th orbital launch attempt. It was the 149th Voskhod flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-401, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 274 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 149th Voskhod flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 556th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,198th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-401 · NORAD 5086 · 1971-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-023A
- Epoch
- 1971-03-27 12:17:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15492439 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0052649
- Inclination
- 72.8155°
- Ascending node
- 353.8517°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.7108°
- Mean anomaly
- 320.7913°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-401 · NORAD 5086 · landed April 9, 1971
Voskhod (N149) Blok-I · re-entered April 2, 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 170th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 13 launch?
Zenit-4M 13 launched on March 27, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 13?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 13 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 13 reach?
Kosmos-401, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 274 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).