Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 77
Launched
September 24, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 77 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 24, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 429th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 1,014th orbital launch attempt. It was the 107th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-301, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 278 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
- 107th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 429th launch58th this yearhumanity's 1,014th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-301 · NORAD 4106 · 1969-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-081A
- Epoch
- 1969-09-24 16:28:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15749501 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059949
- Inclination
- 65.4121°
- Ascending node
- 165.0215°
- Arg. of perigee
- 20.8414°
- Mean anomaly
- 339.5198°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-301 · NORAD 4106 · landed October 2, 1969
Voskhod (N107) Blok-I · re-entered September 29, 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
60th launch from 41/1, 17th this year · 95th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 77 launch?
Zenit-2 77 launched on September 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 77?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 77?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 77 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 77 reach?
Kosmos-301, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 278 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 77 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).