Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 42
Launched
September 16, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 16, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 688th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 1,384th orbital launch attempt. It was the 198th Voskhod flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-519, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 319 km orbit inclined 71.2°. 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
- 198th Voskhod flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 688th launch56th this yearhumanity's 1,384th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-519 · NORAD 6188 · 1972-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-071A
- Epoch
- 1972-09-16 12:42:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06245103 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008222
- Inclination
- 71.2484°
- Ascending node
- 164.1852°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.8202°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.1055°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-519 · NORAD 6188 · landed September 26, 1972
Voskhod (N198) Blok-I · re-entered September 24, 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
139th launch from 31/6, 15th this year · 362nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 42 launch?
Zenit-4M 42 launched on September 16, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 42?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 42 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 42 reach?
Kosmos-519, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 319 km orbit inclined 71.2°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
