Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 24
Launched
October 14, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 14, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 608th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 1,270th orbital launch attempt. It was the 168th Voskhod flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-452, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 267 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 168th Voskhod flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 608th launch67th this yearhumanity's 1,270th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-452 · NORAD 5558 · 1971-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-088A
- Epoch
- 1971-10-14 10:21:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16872978 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047409
- Inclination
- 64.9802°
- Ascending node
- 193.0893°
- Arg. of perigee
- 18.4932°
- Mean anomaly
- 341.7903°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-452 · NORAD 5558 · landed October 27, 1971
Voskhod (N168) Blok-I · re-entered October 18, 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
122nd launch from 31/6, 14th this year · 339th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 24 launch?
Zenit-4M 24 launched on October 14, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 24?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 24 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 24 reach?
Kosmos-452, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 267 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).