Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 74
Launched
May 13, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 74 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 13, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 403rd launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 968th orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-281, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 323 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 94th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 403rd launch32nd this yearhumanity's 968th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-281 · NORAD 3939 · 1969-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-042A
- Epoch
- 1969-05-13 11:59:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08167908 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009702
- Inclination
- 65.4339°
- Ascending node
- 348.0625°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.4357°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.6316°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-281 · NORAD 3939 · landed May 21, 1969
Voskhod (N94) Blok-I · re-entered May 17, 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
53rd launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 83rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 74 launch?
Zenit-2 74 launched on May 13, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 74?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 74?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 74 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 74 reach?
Kosmos-281, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 323 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 74 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).