Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 50
Launched
June 10, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 50 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 10, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 745th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 1,463rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 216th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-572, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 293 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 4 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
- 216th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 745th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 1,463rd orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-572 · NORAD 6684 · 1973-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-038A
- Epoch
- 1973-06-10 12:57:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11429016 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065425
- Inclination
- 51.8125°
- Ascending node
- 60.8714°
- Arg. of perigee
- 29.096°
- Mean anomaly
- 331.3635°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-572 · NORAD 6684 · landed June 23, 1973
Voskhod 23-251 Blok-I · re-entered June 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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
131st launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 375th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 50 launch?
Zenit-4M 50 launched on June 10, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 50?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 50?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 50 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 50 reach?
Kosmos-572, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 293 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 50 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).