Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 75
Launched
June 24, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 75 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 24, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 410th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 981st orbital launch attempt. It was the 98th Voskhod flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-287, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 348 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 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
- 98th Voskhod flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 410th launch39th this yearhumanity's 981st orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-287 · NORAD 3991 · 1969-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-054A
- Epoch
- 1969-06-24 06:38:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00866685 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010308
- Inclination
- 51.8177°
- Ascending node
- 25.4909°
- Arg. of perigee
- 38.8299°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.9578°
- 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-287 · NORAD 3991 · landed July 2, 1969
Voskhod (N98) Blok-I · re-entered June 27, 1969
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
87th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 264th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 75 launch?
Zenit-2 75 launched on June 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 75?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 75?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 75 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 75 reach?
Kosmos-287, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 348 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 75 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
