Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 22
Launched
September 28, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 28, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 603rd launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 1,263rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 165th Voskhod flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-441, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 276 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 165th Voskhod flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 603rd launch62nd this yearhumanity's 1,263rd orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-441 · NORAD 5486 · 1971-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-081A
- Epoch
- 1971-09-28 13:29:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14875221 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053542
- Inclination
- 65.0162°
- Ascending node
- 156.6402°
- Arg. of perigee
- 28.4594°
- Mean anomaly
- 331.9437°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-441 · NORAD 5486 · landed October 10, 1971
Voskhod (N165) Blok-I · re-entered October 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
121st launch from 31/6, 13th this year · 337th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 22 launch?
Zenit-4M 22 launched on September 28, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 22?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 22 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 22 reach?
Kosmos-441, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 276 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).