Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz 11A511M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 3
Launched
December 27, 1972
Summary
Zenit-4MT 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A511M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 27, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 711th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 1,421st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Soyuz 11A511M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-541, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 361 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 6 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
- 3rd Soyuz 11A511M flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 711th launch79th this yearhumanity's 1,421st orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-541 · NORAD 6326 · 1972-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-105A
- Epoch
- 1972-12-27 11:49:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03771929 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.013475
- Inclination
- 81.3673°
- Ascending node
- 277.9172°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.7521°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.9087°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-541 · NORAD 6326 · landed January 8, 1973
Soyuz-M No. 003 Blok-I · re-entered January 12, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
93rd launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 273rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 3 launch?
Zenit-4MT 3 launched on December 27, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 3?
Soyuz 11A511M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz 11A511M spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 3 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 3 reach?
Kosmos-541, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 361 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).