Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 69
Launched
December 10, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 69 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 10, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 367th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 911th orbital launch attempt. It was the 81st Voskhod flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-258, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 312 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 81st Voskhod flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 367th launch78th this yearhumanity's 911th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-258 · NORAD 3602 · 1968-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-111A
- Epoch
- 1968-12-10 08:17:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07149898 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0076263
- Inclination
- 64.9396°
- Ascending node
- 241.4796°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.4787°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.3101°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-258 · NORAD 3602 · landed December 18, 1968
Voskhod (N81) Blok-I · re-entered December 17, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
81st launch from 31/6, 13th this year · 244th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 69 launch?
Zenit-2 69 launched on December 10, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 69?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 69?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 69 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 69 reach?
Kosmos-258, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 312 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 69 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).