Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 38
Launched
July 6, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 6, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 673rd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 1,362nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 190th Voskhod flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-499, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 292 km orbit inclined 51.9°. 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
- 190th Voskhod flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 673rd launch41st this yearhumanity's 1,362nd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-499 · NORAD 6090 · 1972-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-051A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-06 11:57:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10564298 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005929
- Inclination
- 51.8903°
- Ascending node
- 94.9842°
- Arg. of perigee
- 38.1747°
- Mean anomaly
- 322.3405°
- 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-499 · NORAD 6090 · landed July 17, 1972
Voskhod (N190) Blok-I · re-entered July 10, 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
136th launch from 31/6, 12th this year · 357th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 38 launch?
Zenit-4M 38 launched on July 6, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 38?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 38 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 38 reach?
Kosmos-499, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 292 km orbit inclined 51.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).