Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 80
Launched
March 13, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 80 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 13, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 465th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,066th orbital launch attempt. It was the 118th Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-326, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 238 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 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
- 118th Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 465th launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,066th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-326 · NORAD 4346 · 1970-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 326
- Object ID
- 1970-018A
- Epoch
- 1970-03-13 09:19:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20426807 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001827
- Inclination
- 81.3967°
- Ascending node
- 315.0216°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.9313°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.1946°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-326 · NORAD 4346 · landed March 21, 1970
Voskhod (N118) Blok-I · re-entered March 23, 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
4th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 117th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 80 launch?
Zenit-2 80 launched on March 13, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 80?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 80 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 80 reach?
Kosmos-326, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 238 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 80 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).