Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz 11A511M41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 4
Launched
June 27, 1973
Summary
Zenit-4MT 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A511M from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 27, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 749th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 1,470th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Soyuz 11A511M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-576, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 335 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 8 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
- 4th Soyuz 11A511M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 749th launch37th this yearhumanity's 1,470th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-576 · NORAD 6713 · 1973-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-044A
- Epoch
- 1973-06-27 13:08:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02665339 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009186
- Inclination
- 72.849°
- Ascending node
- 97.6783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.6527°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.4285°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-576 · NORAD 6713 · landed July 9, 1973
Soyuz-M No. 004 Blok-I · re-entered July 7, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
99th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 298th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4MT 4 launch?
Zenit-4MT 4 launched on June 27, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MT 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MT 4?
Soyuz 11A511M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz 11A511M spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MT 4 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MT 4 reach?
Kosmos-576, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 335 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MT 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).