Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz 11A511M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 1
Launched
December 27, 1971
Summary
Zenit-4MT 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A511M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 27, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 630th launch, 89th this year and humanity's 1,304th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 11A511M flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-470, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 259 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 11A511M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz 11A511M flightSoviet Space Program's 630th launch89th this yearhumanity's 1,304th orbital launch attempt133rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-470 · NORAD 5727 · 1971-118 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-118A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-27 16:48:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16129684 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033145
- Inclination
- 65.3616°
- Ascending node
- 284.7436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.945°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.5458°
- 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-470 · NORAD 5727 · landed January 6, 1972
Soyuz-M No. 001 Blok-I · re-entered December 30, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
82nd launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 217th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 1 launch?
Zenit-4MT 1 launched on December 27, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 1?
Soyuz 11A511M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz 11A511M spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 1 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 1 reach?
Kosmos-470, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 259 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).