Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 9
Launched
October 31, 1972
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 31, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 700th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 1,400th orbital launch attempt. It was the 201st Voskhod flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-527, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 201st Voskhod flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 700th launch68th this yearhumanity's 1,400th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-527 · NORAD 6260 · 1972-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-086A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-31 14:45:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13969595 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048829
- Inclination
- 65.3771°
- Ascending node
- 220.8422°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.7799°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.8923°
- 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-527 · NORAD 6260 · landed November 13, 1972
Voskhod (N201) Blok-I · re-entered November 8, 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
37th launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 265th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 9 launch?
Zenit-4MK 9 launched on October 31, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 9?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 9 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 9 reach?
Kosmos-527, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 275 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).