Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 15
Launched
December 10, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 10, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 534th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 1,161st orbital launch attempt. It was the 142nd Voskhod flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-384, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 307 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 142nd Voskhod flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 534th launch81st this yearhumanity's 1,161st orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-384 · NORAD 4791 · 1970-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-105A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-10 12:27:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08160591 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0072369
- Inclination
- 72.8956°
- Ascending node
- 250.9916°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.5891°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.2937°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-384 · NORAD 4791 · landed December 22, 1970
- Kapsula Kosmosa-384 · NORAD 4810 · re-entered December 27, 1970
Voskhod (N142) Blok-I · re-entered December 15, 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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
77th launch from 41/1, 13th this year · 156th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 15 launch?
Zenit-2M 15 launched on December 10, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 15?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 15 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 15 reach?
Kosmos-384, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 307 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).