Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 15
Launched
October 6, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 6, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 771st launch, 59th this year and humanity's 1,500th orbital launch attempt. It was the 226th Voskhod flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-597, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 297 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 226th Voskhod flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 771st launch59th this yearhumanity's 1,500th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-597 · NORAD 6858 · 1973-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-071A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-06 18:13:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09788132 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063388
- Inclination
- 65.4237°
- Ascending node
- 180.3481°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.1103°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.654°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-597 · NORAD 6858 · landed October 12, 1973
Voskhod 43-736 Blok-I · re-entered October 14, 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
105th launch from 41/1, 12th this year · 313th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 15 launch?
Zenit-4MK 15 launched on October 6, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 15?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 15 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 15 reach?
Kosmos-597, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 297 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).