Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 20
Launched
August 5, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 5, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 592nd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 1,247th orbital launch attempt. It was the 161st Voskhod flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-432, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 153 × 324 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 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
- 161st Voskhod flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 592nd launch51st this yearhumanity's 1,247th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-432 · NORAD 5379 · 1971-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-066A
- Epoch
- 1971-08-05 12:46:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15791702 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012942
- Inclination
- 51.7014°
- Ascending node
- 113.0411°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.6293°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.5078°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-432 · NORAD 5379 · landed August 18, 1971
Voskhod (N161) Blok-I · re-entered August 9, 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
118th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 332nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 20 launch?
Zenit-4M 20 launched on August 5, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 20?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 20 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 20 reach?
Kosmos-432, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 153 × 324 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).