Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 5
Launched
October 24, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 24, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 439th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 1,026th orbital launch attempt. It was the 109th Voskhod flight and the 28th 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
- 109th Voskhod flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 439th launch68th this yearhumanity's 1,026th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-306 · NORAD 4182 · landed November 5, 1969
Voskhod (N109) Blok-I · re-entered October 29, 1969
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
122nd launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 280th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 5 launch?
Zenit-2M 5 launched on October 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 5?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 5 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zenit-2M 5 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).