Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 31
Launched
February 16, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 16, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 637th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,314th orbital launch attempt. It was the 177th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-474, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 356 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 177th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 637th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,314th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-474 · NORAD 5839 · 1972-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-008A
- Epoch
- 1972-02-16 10:52:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04530049 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.013145
- Inclination
- 64.813°
- Ascending node
- 324.0128°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.7369°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.5548°
- 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-474 · NORAD 5839 · landed February 29, 1972
Voskhod (N177) Blok-I · re-entered February 23, 1972
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
127th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 347th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 31 launch?
Zenit-4M 31 launched on February 16, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 31?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 31 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 31 reach?
Kosmos-474, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 356 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 31 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).