Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 25
Launched
November 2, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 2, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 610th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 1,276th orbital launch attempt. It was the 169th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-454, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 259 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 169th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 610th launch69th this yearhumanity's 1,276th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-454 · NORAD 5585 · 1971-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-094A
- Epoch
- 1971-11-02 17:08:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17173576 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037296
- Inclination
- 65.3658°
- Ascending node
- 235.6792°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.4435°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.0964°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-454 · NORAD 5585 · landed November 16, 1971
Voskhod (N169) Blok-I · re-entered November 6, 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
81st launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 202nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 25 launch?
Zenit-4M 25 launched on November 2, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 25?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 25 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 25 reach?
Kosmos-454, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 259 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).