Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 71
Launched
February 25, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 71 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 25, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 384th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 939th orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-266, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 336 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 84th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 384th launch13th this yearhumanity's 939th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-266 · NORAD 3761 · 1969-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-015A
- Epoch
- 1969-02-25 14:37:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03698646 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096667
- Inclination
- 72.8617°
- Ascending node
- 314.6276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.1295°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.8521°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-266 · NORAD 3761 · landed March 5, 1969
Voskhod (N84) Blok-I · re-entered March 4, 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
46th launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 72nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 71 launch?
Zenit-2 71 launched on February 25, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 71?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 71 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 71 reach?
Kosmos-266, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 336 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).