Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 4
Launched
December 3, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 3, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 533rd launch, 80th this year and humanity's 1,160th orbital launch attempt. It was the 141st Voskhod flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-383, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 308 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 2 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
- 141st Voskhod flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 533rd launch80th this yearhumanity's 1,160th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-383 · NORAD 4787 · 1970-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-104A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-03 19:38:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12099075 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009007
- Inclination
- 65.4113°
- Ascending node
- 258.6474°
- Arg. of perigee
- 335.5981°
- Mean anomaly
- 24.0892°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-383 · NORAD 4787 · landed December 16, 1970
Voskhod (N141) Blok-I · re-entered December 9, 1970
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
13th launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 155th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 4 launch?
Zenit-4MK 4 launched on December 3, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 4?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 4 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 4 reach?
Kosmos-383, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 308 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).