Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 32
Launched
March 15, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 15, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 642nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,323rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 179th Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-478, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 344 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
- 179th Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 642nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,323rd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-478 · NORAD 5885 · 1972-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-015A
- Epoch
- 1972-03-15 15:45:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01636868 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0101356
- Inclination
- 65.3737°
- Ascending node
- 346.2962°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.8628°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.4109°
- 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-478 · NORAD 5885 · landed March 28, 1972
Voskhod (N179) Blok-I · re-entered March 21, 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
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 224th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
96 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 32 launch?
Zenit-4M 32 launched on March 15, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 32?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 32 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 32 reach?
Kosmos-478, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 344 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).