Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 7
Launched
May 5, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 5, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 658th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 1,344th orbital launch attempt. It was the 184th Voskhod flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-488, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 324 km orbit inclined 65.2°. 8 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
- 184th Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 658th launch26th this yearhumanity's 1,344th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-488 · NORAD 6016 · 1972-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-034A
- Epoch
- 1972-05-05 14:04:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08741781 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0100079
- Inclination
- 65.2406°
- Ascending node
- 11.2274°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.6607°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.4981°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-488 · NORAD 6016 · landed May 18, 1972
Voskhod (N184) Blok-I · re-entered May 11, 1972
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
28th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 236th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 7 launch?
Zenit-4MK 7 launched on May 5, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 7?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 7 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 7 reach?
Kosmos-488, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 324 km orbit inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).