Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 36
Launched
June 9, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 9, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 663rd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 1,351st orbital launch attempt. It was the 187th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-492, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 322 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 187th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 663rd launch31st this yearhumanity's 1,351st orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-492 · NORAD 6049 · 1972-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-040A
- Epoch
- 1972-06-09 08:21:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05806381 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008579
- Inclination
- 64.9659°
- Ascending node
- 38.5888°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.0184°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.8428°
- 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-492 · NORAD 6049 · landed June 22, 1972
Voskhod (N187) Blok-I · re-entered June 18, 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
133rd launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 353rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 36 launch?
Zenit-4M 36 launched on June 9, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 36?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 36 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 36 reach?
Kosmos-492, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 322 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 36 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).