Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 44
Launched
December 14, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 44 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 14, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 708th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 1,414th orbital launch attempt. It was the 203rd Voskhod flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-538, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 290 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
- 203rd Voskhod flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 708th launch76th this yearhumanity's 1,414th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-538 · NORAD 6311 · 1972-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-099A
- Epoch
- 1972-12-15 13:16:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.112021 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005907
- Inclination
- 65.4324°
- Ascending node
- 263.4926°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.8293°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.8668°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-538 · NORAD 6311 · landed December 27, 1972
Voskhod (N203) Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
38th launch from 43/4 (43R), 13th this year · 270th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 44 launch?
Zenit-4M 44 launched on December 14, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 44?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 44?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 44 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 44 reach?
Kosmos-538, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 290 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 44 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).