Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 46
Launched
February 8, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 8, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 720th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,430th orbital launch attempt. It was the 206th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-548, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 291 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 7 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
- 206th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 720th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,430th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-548 · NORAD 6359 · 1973-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-008A
- Epoch
- 1973-02-08 15:59:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10165318 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056941
- Inclination
- 65.3921°
- Ascending node
- 315.4465°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.1553°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.4564°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-548 · NORAD 6359 · landed February 21, 1973
Voskhod 22-237 Blok-I · re-entered February 16, 1973
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
40th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 277th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 46 launch?
Zenit-4M 46 launched on February 8, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 46?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 46 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 46 reach?
Kosmos-548, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 291 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).