Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 18
Launched
November 28, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 28, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 789th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 1,524th orbital launch attempt. It was the 234th Voskhod flight and the 31st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-612, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 345 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
- 234th Voskhod flight · 31st this yearSoviet Space Program's 789th launch77th this yearhumanity's 1,524th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-612 · NORAD 6953 · 1973-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-095A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-28 13:01:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02519035 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010554
- Inclination
- 72.8194°
- Ascending node
- 247.6438°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.2457°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.9475°
- 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-612 · NORAD 6953 · landed December 11, 1973
Voskhod 29-759 Blok-I · re-entered December 12, 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
54th launch from 43/4 (43R), 15th this year · 328th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 18 launch?
Zenit-4MK 18 launched on November 28, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 18?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 18 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 18 reach?
Kosmos-612, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 345 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).