1972-105A
The third Zenit-4MT/Orion was launched in Dec 1972. The payload was announced as Kosmos-541; it was the first of the series to be placed in a polar 81 degree orbit. It carried the usual micrometeorite detector package. The satellite was recovered on Jan 8 and the Kettering group detected a TL recovery beacon.
| Kosmos-541 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 27 | 1030:04 | Launch by 11A511M | PL |
| 1034 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1038 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 2221 | 90.16 219 x 345 x 81.3 | ||
| 1972 Dec 28 | 1700 | 90.21 221 x 346 x 81.31 (RAE) | |
| 1972 Dec 29 | 1627 | 90.15 216 x 346 x 81.3 | |
| 1973 Dec 30 | 1500 | 90.14 216 x 346 x 81.3 | |
| 1973 Jan 1 | 0435 | 90.13 222 x 339 x 81.3 | |
| 1973 Jan 6 | 0400 | 90.09 217 x 339 x 81.3 | |
| 1973 Jan 8 | Capsule sep | ||
| 1973 Jan 8 | 0617? | Retrofire | |
| 0627? | PO sep | ||
| 0634? | Entry | ||
| 0649? | Landed after 11.9d | ||
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