Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 48
Launched
May 23, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 23, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 738th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 1,455th orbital launch attempt. It was the 213th Voskhod flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-560, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 320 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 213th Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 738th launch26th this yearhumanity's 1,455th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-560 · NORAD 6652 · 1973-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-031A
- Epoch
- 1973-05-23 02:44:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06193552 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0083309
- Inclination
- 72.805°
- Ascending node
- 41.3011°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.9812°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.0193°
- 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-560 · NORAD 6652 · landed June 5, 1973
Voskhod 23-248 Blok-I · re-entered June 1, 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
44th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 289th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 48 launch?
Zenit-4M 48 launched on May 23, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 48?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 48 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 48 reach?
Kosmos-560, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 320 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).