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Zenit-2M

Voskhod 11A57 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 4, 1972, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 4, 1972 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1972-013Launch no. 1,316 in the log
RocketVoskhod 11A57
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 4, 1972, 10:00
Launch designation
1972-013
Mission
Zenit-2M
Flight name
Kosmos-477
Vehicle flight ID
7801421-138

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
307 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4771972-013ANORAD 5862Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Mar 16, 1972
Kapsula Kosmosa-4771972-013ENORAD 5882TsKBEM Filial No. 3Space science630 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 23, 1972

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.