Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 16
Launched
October 20, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 20, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 777th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 1,506th orbital launch attempt. It was the 230th Voskhod flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-602, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 338 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 230th Voskhod flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 777th launch65th this yearhumanity's 1,506th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-602 · NORAD 6885 · 1973-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-077A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-20 13:02:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02067566 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0094047
- Inclination
- 72.8692°
- Ascending node
- 186.8826°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.4644°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.6663°
- 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-602 · NORAD 6885 · landed October 29, 1973
Voskhod 19-752 Blok-I · re-entered October 31, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
51st launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 318th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 16 launch?
Zenit-4MK 16 launched on October 20, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 16?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 16 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 16 reach?
Kosmos-602, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 338 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).