Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 26
Launched
November 19, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 19, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 612th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 1,281st orbital launch attempt. It was the 170th Voskhod flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-456, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 304 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 8 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
- 170th Voskhod flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 612th launch71st this yearhumanity's 1,281st orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-456 · NORAD 5611 · 1971-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-098A
- Epoch
- 1971-11-19 13:17:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08675385 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007028
- Inclination
- 72.8472°
- Ascending node
- 242.5162°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.3483°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.4674°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-456 · NORAD 5611 · landed December 2, 1971
Voskhod (N170) Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 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
8th launch from 43/3 (43L), 8th this year · 204th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 26 launch?
Zenit-4M 26 launched on November 19, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 26?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 26 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 26 reach?
Kosmos-456, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 304 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).