Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 53
Launched
August 21, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 21, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 758th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 1,483rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 221st Voskhod flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-579, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 300 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
- 221st Voskhod flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 758th launch46th this yearhumanity's 1,483rd orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-579 · NORAD 6789 · 1973-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-055A
- Epoch
- 1973-08-21 18:13:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0918293 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0066433
- Inclination
- 65.4141°
- Ascending node
- 135.094°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.5593°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.2006°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-579 · NORAD 6789 · landed September 3, 1973
Voskhod 33-265 Blok-I · re-entered August 28, 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
101st launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 303rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 53 launch?
Zenit-4M 53 launched on August 21, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 53?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 53 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 53 reach?
Kosmos-579, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 300 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).