Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 28
Launched
December 10, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 10, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 623rd launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 1,294th orbital launch attempt. It was the 173rd Voskhod flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-464, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 380 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 173rd Voskhod flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 623rd launch82nd this yearhumanity's 1,294th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-464 · NORAD 5670 · 1971-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-108A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-10 12:18:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94758034 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012655
- Inclination
- 72.8453°
- Ascending node
- 248.172°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.6149°
- Mean anomaly
- 291.8568°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-464 · NORAD 5670 · landed December 16, 1971
Voskhod (N173) Blok-I · re-entered December 24, 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
9th launch from 43/3 (43L), 9th this year · 212th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 28 launch?
Zenit-4M 28 launched on December 10, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 28?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 28 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 28 reach?
Kosmos-464, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 380 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).