Kosmos 609 (Zenit-4M/Rotor #59), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Voskhod (11A57) from Baikonur LC-1/5 placed the craft in LEO on 21 November 1973 for a short optical imaging mission with a recoverable film capsule.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 233rd
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 21 November 1973, 10:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1973-092
- Launches in 1973
- 99th of 116
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