Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 57
Launched
October 16, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 57 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 16, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 774th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 1,503rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 229th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-600, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 361 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
- 229th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 774th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 1,503rd orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-600 · NORAD 6873 · 1973-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-074A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-16 14:48:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00685883 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0122671
- Inclination
- 72.8132°
- Ascending node
- 209.26°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.5269°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.9664°
- 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-600 · NORAD 6873 · landed October 23, 1973
Voskhod 19-288 Blok-I · re-entered October 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
50th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 315th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 57 launch?
Zenit-4M 57 launched on October 16, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 57?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 57?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 57 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 57 reach?
Kosmos-600, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 361 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 57 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).