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Article Number: 11F691. Code Name: Rotor. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Nation: USSR. Manufacturer: TsKB. Planning began in mid-1967 for military systems to enter service through 1975. These included this improved model of Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaisance satellite, accepted into service in 1971. The photo system Ftor-6 replaced the Ftor-4 of the Zenit-4. The Zenit-4M was the first of the series equipped with a restartable engine which allowed adjustment of the orbit during the mission. High resolution, maneuverable; Typical orbital profile: inclination 65 degrees with altitude of 203-290 km; maneuvers to 178-312 km altitude. Also inclinations of 51.6 degrees; 72.8 degrees; 81.3 degrees. Designed duration: 13 days. Transmission frequencies observed in West: 19.150 PCM telemetry or 19.300 Morse-code.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 6,300 kg.
Zenit-4M Chronology
18 June 1964
USSR five-year military space plan issued. Ministry of Defence Decree 'On military space programs for 1964-69, including the R spaceplane' was issued. The decree was issued by Defence Ministry Marshal Rodiono Yakovlevich Malinovksiy. Included in this plan were new versions of the automatic Zenit, More-1 (US series) spacecraft, the Spiral spaceplane, the Soyuz-R manned combat spacecraft, and others. Chelomei's Raketoplan spaceplane was cancelled.
31 October 1968
Cosmos 251 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 201 km. Apogee: 255 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 18.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; deployed radio astronony and gamma ray experiment capsule; maneuverable.
23 January 1969
Cosmos 264 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 209 km. Apogee: 295 km. Inclination: 69.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; carried radio astronony and gamma ray experiments; maneuverable.
23 April 1969
Cosmos 280 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 207 km. Apogee: 250 km. Inclination: 51.6 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; carried weather experiments; maneuverable.
15 April 1970
Cosmos 333 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 219 km. Apogee: 239 km. Inclination: 81.3 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
29 August 1970
Cosmos 360 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 207 km. Apogee: 287 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 10.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable; deployed capsule.
08 September 1970
Cosmos 361 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 338 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
09 October 1970
Cosmos 370 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 203 km. Apogee: 280 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
30 October 1970
Cosmos 376 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 207 km. Apogee: 286 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
15 December 1970
Cosmos 386 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 222 km. Apogee: 242 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
12 January 1971
Cosmos 390 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 196 km. Apogee: 276 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
18 February 1971
Cosmos 396 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 285 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
03 March 1971
Cosmos 399 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 200 km. Apogee: 285 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
27 March 1971
Cosmos 401 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 185 km. Apogee: 290 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
14 April 1971
Cosmos 406 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 217 km. Apogee: 246 km. Inclination: 81.3 deg. Duration: 10.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
18 May 1971
Cosmos 420 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,000 kg. Perigee: 199 km. Apogee: 257 km. Inclination: 51.8 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
28 May 1971
Cosmos 424 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 282 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
25 June 1971
Zenit-4M Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. FAILURE: Failure. Photo surveillance mission.
20 July 1971
Cosmos 429 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,000 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 252 km. Inclination: 51.8 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
23 July 1971
Cosmos 430 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 199 km. Apogee: 305 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
05 August 1971
Cosmos 432 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,000 kg. Perigee: 200 km. Apogee: 252 km. Inclination: 51.7 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
19 August 1971
Zenit-4M Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. FAILURE: Failure. High resolution photo reconnaissance mission.
28 September 1971
Cosmos 441 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 207 km. Apogee: 266 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
29 September 1971
Cosmos 442 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 182 km. Apogee: 313 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
14 October 1971
Cosmos 452 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 248 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
02 November 1971
Cosmos 454 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 346 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
19 November 1971
Cosmos 456 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 304 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
06 December 1971
Cosmos 463 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 272 km. Inclination: 64.0 deg. Duration: 5.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
10 December 1971
Cosmos 464 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 180 km. Apogee: 311 km. Inclination: 72.0 deg. Duration: 6.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
16 December 1971
Cosmos 466 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 175 km. Apogee: 375 km. Inclination: 64.0 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
12 January 1972
Cosmos 471 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 201 km. Apogee: 316 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
16 February 1972
Cosmos 474 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 177 km. Apogee: 325 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
15 March 1972
Cosmos 478 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 176 km. Apogee: 282 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
03 April 1972
Cosmos 483 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 209 km. Apogee: 313 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
14 April 1972
Cosmos 486 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 234 km. Inclination: 81.3 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
25 May 1972
Cosmos 491 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 177 km. Apogee: 268 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
09 June 1972
Cosmos 492 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 323 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
23 June 1972
Cosmos 495 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 277 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
06 July 1972
Cosmos 499 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,000 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 283 km. Inclination: 51.8 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
19 July 1972
Cosmos 503 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 288 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
01 August 1972
Cosmos 513 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 172 km. Apogee: 307 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
02 September 1972
Zenit-4M Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. FAILURE: Failure. High resolution photo reconnaissance mission.
16 September 1972
Cosmos 519 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,000 kg. Perigee: 207 km. Apogee: 360 km. Inclination: 71.3 deg. Duration: 10.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
04 October 1972
Cosmos 522 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 212 km. Apogee: 309 km. Inclination: 72.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
14 December 1972
Cosmos 538 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 283 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
11 January 1973
Cosmos 543 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 274 km. Inclination: 64.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
08 February 1973
Cosmos 548 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 300 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
06 March 1973
Cosmos 551 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 296 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
23 May 1973
Cosmos 560 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 203 km. Apogee: 314 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
06 June 1973
Cosmos 563 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 298 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
10 June 1973
Cosmos 572 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,000 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 281 km. Inclination: 51.7 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
04 July 1973
Zenit-4M Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. FAILURE: FAILURE. High resolution photo reconnaissance mission.
25 July 1973
Cosmos 577 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 175 km. Apogee: 309 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
21 August 1973
Cosmos 579 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 171 km. Apogee: 270 km. Inclination: 65.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
24 August 1973
Cosmos 581 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 177 km. Apogee: 276 km. Inclination: 51.6 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
06 September 1973
Cosmos 584 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 336 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
10 October 1973
Cosmos 598 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 208 km. Apogee: 334 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 6.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
16 October 1973
Cosmos 600 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 340 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 7.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
27 October 1973
Cosmos 603 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 357 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
21 November 1973
Cosmos 609 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 175 km. Apogee: 335 km. Inclination: 69.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
12 February 1974
Cosmos 632 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 176 km. Apogee: 303 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
25 July 1974
Cosmos 667 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 176 km. Apogee: 320 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
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