Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 49
Launched
June 6, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 6, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 743rd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 1,461st orbital launch attempt. It was the 215th Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-563, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 313 km orbit inclined 65.2°. 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
- 215th Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 743rd launch31st this yearhumanity's 1,461st orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-563 · NORAD 6667 · 1973-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-036A
- Epoch
- 1973-06-06 14:14:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09675725 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0088123
- Inclination
- 65.1867°
- Ascending node
- 45.2249°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.3325°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.7897°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-563 · NORAD 6667 · landed June 18, 1973
Voskhod 22-241 Blok-I · re-entered June 13, 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
46th launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 294th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 49 launch?
Zenit-4M 49 launched on June 6, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 49?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 49 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 49 reach?
Kosmos-563, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 313 km orbit inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).