Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 10
Launched
March 1, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 1, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 723rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,433rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 207th Voskhod flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-550, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 320 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 6 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
- 207th Voskhod flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 723rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,433rd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-550 · NORAD 6376 · 1973-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-011A
- Epoch
- 1973-03-01 15:25:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05920635 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008236
- Inclination
- 65.4453°
- Ascending node
- 327.5233°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.4823°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.5739°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-550 · NORAD 6376 · landed March 11, 1973
Voskhod 33-730 Blok-I · re-entered March 9, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
94th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 279th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 10 launch?
Zenit-4MK 10 launched on March 1, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 10?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 10 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 10 reach?
Kosmos-550, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 320 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).