Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 19
Launched
July 23, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 23, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 588th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 1,241st orbital launch attempt. It was the 159th Voskhod flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-430, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 320 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 7 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
- 159th Voskhod flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 588th launch47th this yearhumanity's 1,241st orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-430 · NORAD 5340 · 1971-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-062A
- Epoch
- 1971-07-23 13:44:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05250931 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007979
- Inclination
- 65.3989°
- Ascending node
- 83.7162°
- Arg. of perigee
- 82.6267°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.3915°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-430 · NORAD 5340 · landed August 5, 1971
Voskhod (N159) Blok-I · re-entered July 29, 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
4th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 189th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
100 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 19 launch?
Zenit-4M 19 launched on July 23, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 19?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 19 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 19 reach?
Kosmos-430, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 320 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
