Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 16
Launched
May 28, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 28, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 576th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 1,224th orbital launch attempt. It was the 154th Voskhod flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-424, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 280 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 154th Voskhod flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 576th launch35th this yearhumanity's 1,224th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-424 · NORAD 5248 · 1971-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-048A
- Epoch
- 1971-05-28 19:11:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12947083 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00515
- Inclination
- 65.3626°
- Ascending node
- 20.2252°
- Arg. of perigee
- 72.9534°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.7227°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-424 · NORAD 5248 · landed June 10, 1971
Voskhod (N154) Blok-I · re-entered June 3, 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
18th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 182nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 16 launch?
Zenit-4M 16 launched on May 28, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 16?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 16 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 16 reach?
Kosmos-424, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 280 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).