Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 70
Launched
January 12, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 70 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 12, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 374th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 922nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 82nd Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-263, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 350 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 3 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
- 82nd Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 374th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 922nd orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-263 · NORAD 3651 · 1969-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-003A
- Epoch
- 1969-01-12 14:55:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00943022 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0107397
- Inclination
- 65.4434°
- Ascending node
- 272.6959°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.7537°
- Mean anomaly
- 308.3382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-263 · NORAD 3651 · landed January 20, 1969
Voskhod (N82) Blok-I · re-entered January 18, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
44th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 69th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 70 launch?
Zenit-2 70 launched on January 12, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 70?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 70?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 70 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 70 reach?
Kosmos-263, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 350 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 70 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).