Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 6
Launched
September 14, 1971
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 14, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 600th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 1,259th orbital launch attempt. It was the 163rd Voskhod flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-438, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 304 km orbit inclined 64.7°. 6 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
- 163rd Voskhod flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 600th launch59th this yearhumanity's 1,259th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-438 · NORAD 5475 · 1971-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-077A
- Epoch
- 1971-09-14 12:45:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0831852 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0068139
- Inclination
- 64.6812°
- Ascending node
- 165.9543°
- Arg. of perigee
- 13.5082°
- Mean anomaly
- 346.7091°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-438 · NORAD 5475 · landed September 27, 1971
Voskhod (N163) Blok-I · re-entered September 22, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
80th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 195th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
237 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 6 launch?
Zenit-4MK 6 launched on September 14, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 6?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 6 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 6 reach?
Kosmos-438, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 304 km orbit inclined 64.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).