Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 81
Launched
May 12, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 81 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 12, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 478th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,086th orbital launch attempt. It was the 123rd Voskhod flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-344, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 333 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 123rd Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 478th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,086th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-344 · NORAD 4401 · 1970-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-038A
- Epoch
- 1970-05-12 09:58:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04485558 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009621
- Inclination
- 72.9047°
- Ascending node
- 27.272°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.8723°
- Mean anomaly
- 317.0046°
- 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-344 · NORAD 4401 · landed May 20, 1970
Voskhod (N123) Blok-I · re-entered May 20, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71st launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 128th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 81 launch?
Zenit-2 81 launched on May 12, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 81?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 81 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 81 reach?
Kosmos-344, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 333 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).