Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 11
Launched
September 17, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 17, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 506th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,127th orbital launch attempt. It was the 134th Voskhod flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-363, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 301 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 134th Voskhod flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 506th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,127th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-363 · NORAD 4538 · 1970-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-074A
- Epoch
- 1970-09-18 03:25:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0885471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065459
- Inclination
- 65.0136°
- Ascending node
- 151.4806°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.8987°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.8789°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-363 · NORAD 4538 · landed September 29, 1970
Voskhod (N134) Blok-I · re-entered September 22, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 297th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 11 launch?
Zenit-2M 11 launched on September 17, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 11?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 11 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 11 reach?
Kosmos-363, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 301 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).