Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 23
Launched
September 29, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 29, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 605th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 1,266th orbital launch attempt. It was the 166th Voskhod flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-442, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 309 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 166th Voskhod flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 605th launch64th this yearhumanity's 1,266th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-442 · NORAD 5493 · 1971-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-084A
- Epoch
- 1971-09-29 23:14:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09335518 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007993
- Inclination
- 72.8877°
- Ascending node
- 183.451°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.5644°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.3851°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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-442 · NORAD 5493 · landed October 12, 1971
Voskhod (N166) Blok-I · re-entered October 5, 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
6th launch from 43/3 (43L), 6th this year · 198th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 23 launch?
Zenit-4M 23 launched on September 29, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 23?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 23 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 23 reach?
Kosmos-442, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 309 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).