Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 37
Launched
June 23, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 23, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 666th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 1,355th orbital launch attempt. It was the 189th Voskhod flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-495, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 297 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 189th Voskhod flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 666th launch34th this yearhumanity's 1,355th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-495 · NORAD 6060 · 1972-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-044A
- Epoch
- 1972-06-23 14:03:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14793103 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008562
- Inclination
- 65.3882°
- Ascending node
- 59.8542°
- Arg. of perigee
- 20.5737°
- Mean anomaly
- 339.8795°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-495 · NORAD 6060 · landed July 6, 1972
Voskhod (N189) Blok-I · re-entered June 29, 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
14th launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 241st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 37 launch?
Zenit-4M 37 launched on June 23, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 37?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 37 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 37 reach?
Kosmos-495, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 297 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
