Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 56
Launched
October 10, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 56 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 10, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 772nd launch, 60th this year and humanity's 1,501st orbital launch attempt. It was the 227th Voskhod flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-598, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 338 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
- 227th Voskhod flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 772nd launch60th this yearhumanity's 1,501st orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-598 · NORAD 6862 · 1973-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-072A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-10 12:03:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02622032 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0095405
- Inclination
- 72.8447°
- Ascending node
- 184.8126°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.4335°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.6831°
- 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-598 · NORAD 6862 · landed October 16, 1973
Voskhod 19-286 Blok-I · re-entered October 21, 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
106th launch from 41/1, 13th this year · 314th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 56 launch?
Zenit-4M 56 launched on October 10, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 56?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 56 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 56 reach?
Kosmos-598, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 338 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 56 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).