Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 19
Launched
December 21, 1973
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 21, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 797th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 1,534th orbital launch attempt. It was the 235th Voskhod flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-625, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 319 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
- 235th Voskhod flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 797th launch85th this yearhumanity's 1,534th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-625 · NORAD 6995 · 1973-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-105A
- Epoch
- 1973-12-21 15:17:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05788422 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0080276
- Inclination
- 72.8143°
- Ascending node
- 281.8352°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.5408°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.4577°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-625 · NORAD 6995 · landed January 3, 1974
Voskhod 29-755 Blok-I · re-entered January 1, 1974
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
55th launch from 43/4 (43R), 16th this year · 334th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 19 launch?
Zenit-4MK 19 launched on December 21, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 19?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 19 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 19 reach?
Kosmos-625, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 319 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).