Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 12
Launched
October 1, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 1, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 511th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 1,133rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 136th Voskhod flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 136th Voskhod flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 511th launch58th this yearhumanity's 1,133rd orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-366 · NORAD 4561 · landed October 13, 1970
Voskhod (N136) Blok-I · re-entered October 6, 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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
123rd launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 299th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
341 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2M 12 launch?
Zenit-2M 12 launched on October 1, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 12?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 12 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zenit-2M 12 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).