Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 33
Launched
April 3, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 3, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 649th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,332nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 180th Voskhod flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-483, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 297 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
- 180th Voskhod flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 649th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,332nd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-483 · NORAD 5924 · 1972-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-024A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-03 11:32:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1041054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0066108
- Inclination
- 72.8029°
- Ascending node
- 350.2458°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.3618°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.3922°
- 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-483 · NORAD 5924 · landed April 15, 1972
Voskhod (N180) Blok-I · re-entered April 11, 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

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
86th launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 229th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 33 launch?
Zenit-4M 33 launched on April 3, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 33?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 33 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 33 reach?
Kosmos-483, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 297 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
