Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 17
Launched
November 10, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 10, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 783rd launch, 71st this year and humanity's 1,516th orbital launch attempt. It was the 232nd Voskhod flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-607, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 347 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 232nd Voskhod flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 783rd launch71st this yearhumanity's 1,516th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-607 · NORAD 6926 · 1973-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-087A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-11 10:56:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01098251 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103386
- Inclination
- 72.8367°
- Ascending node
- 241.4426°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.2553°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.943°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-607 · NORAD 6926 · landed November 22, 1973
Voskhod 29-758 Blok-I · re-entered November 23, 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
53rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 14th this year · 324th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 17 launch?
Zenit-4MK 17 launched on November 10, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 17?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 17 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 17 reach?
Kosmos-607, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 347 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).