Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 78
Launched
November 12, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 78 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 12, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 442nd launch, 71st this year and humanity's 1,031st orbital launch attempt. It was the 110th Voskhod flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-309, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 366 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 110th Voskhod flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 442nd launch71st this yearhumanity's 1,031st orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-309 · NORAD 4223 · 1969-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-098A
- Epoch
- 1969-11-12 15:46:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99592623 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012542
- Inclination
- 65.3874°
- Ascending node
- 202.0122°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.0276°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.5128°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-309 · NORAD 4223 · landed November 20, 1969
- Kapsula Kosmosa-309 · NORAD 4236 · re-entered November 30, 1969
Voskhod (N110) Blok-I · re-entered November 22, 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
63rd launch from 41/1, 20th this year · 101st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 78 launch?
Zenit-2 78 launched on November 12, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 78?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 78?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 78 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 78 reach?
Kosmos-309, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 366 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 78 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).