Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 59
Launched
November 21, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 21, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 786th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 1,521st orbital launch attempt. It was the 233rd Voskhod flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-609, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 23, 1973, was 180 × 345 km inclined 69.9°. 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
- 233rd Voskhod flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 786th launch74th this yearhumanity's 1,521st orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-609 · NORAD 6943 · 1973-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-092A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-23 15:47:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06786537 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0124523
- Inclination
- 69.9368°
- Ascending node
- 246.1223°
- Arg. of perigee
- 56.2274°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.0676°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 36
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-609 · NORAD 6943 · landed December 4, 1973
Voskhod 19-177 Blok-I · re-entered December 4, 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
138th launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 386th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 59 launch?
Zenit-4M 59 launched on November 21, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 59?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 59 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 59 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-609, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 23, 1973, was 180 × 345 km inclined 69.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).