Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 12
Launched
May 5, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 5, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 734th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,448th orbital launch attempt. It was the 212th Voskhod flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-556, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 239 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 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
- 212th Voskhod flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 734th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,448th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-556 · NORAD 6446 · 1973-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-025A
- Epoch
- 1973-05-05 08:18:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20461088 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019873
- Inclination
- 81.3805°
- Ascending node
- 352.2646°
- Arg. of perigee
- 349.1071°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.9726°
- 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-556 · NORAD 6446 · landed May 14, 1973
Voskhod 19-751 Blok-I · re-entered May 8, 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
97th launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 286th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 12 launch?
Zenit-4MK 12 launched on May 5, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 12?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 12 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 12 reach?
Kosmos-556, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 239 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).