Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 54
Launched
August 24, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 54 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 24, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 760th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 1,487th orbital launch attempt. It was the 222nd Voskhod flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-581, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 296 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 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
- 222nd Voskhod flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 760th launch48th this yearhumanity's 1,487th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-581 · NORAD 6798 · 1973-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-059A
- Epoch
- 1973-08-25 07:40:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09493828 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060921
- Inclination
- 51.6119°
- Ascending node
- 142.966°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.7777°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.8001°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-581 · NORAD 6798 · landed September 6, 1973
Voskhod 43-273 Blok-I · re-entered August 31, 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
133rd launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 381st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 54 launch?
Zenit-4M 54 launched on August 24, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 54?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 54?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 54 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 54 reach?
Kosmos-581, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 296 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 54 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).