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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 13
Launched
May 18, 1973
Summary
Zenit-4MK 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 18, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 737th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,453rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz U flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-559, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 331 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz U flightSoviet Space Program's 737th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,453rd orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-559 · NORAD 6647 · 1973-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-030A
- Epoch
- 1973-05-18 13:45:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0386321 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090517
- Inclination
- 65.4158°
- Ascending node
- 19.3009°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.3866°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.6872°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-559 · NORAD 6647 · landed May 23, 1973
Soyuz-U 43-731 Blok-I · re-entered May 28, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 288th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
302 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 13 launch?
Zenit-4MK 13 launched on May 18, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 13?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 13 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 13 reach?
Kosmos-559, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 331 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).