Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 79
Launched
March 4, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 79 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 4, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 464th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,063rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 117th Voskhod flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-325, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 339 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
- 117th Voskhod flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 464th launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,063rd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-325 · NORAD 4340 · 1970-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-015A
- Epoch
- 1970-03-04 15:00:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03424872 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010079
- Inclination
- 65.3813°
- Ascending node
- 323.7816°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.1306°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.9301°
- 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-325 · NORAD 4340 · landed March 12, 1970
Voskhod (N117) Blok-I · re-entered March 10, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 116th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 79 launch?
Zenit-2 79 launched on March 4, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 79?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 79?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 79 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 79 reach?
Kosmos-325, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 339 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 79 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).