Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M 6
Launched
December 3, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 3, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 447th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 1,039th orbital launch attempt. It was the 112th Voskhod flight and the 31st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-313, one of 2 catalogued objects, from December 5, 1969, was 206 × 260 km inclined 65.4°. 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
- 112th Voskhod flight · 31st this yearSoviet Space Program's 447th launch76th this yearhumanity's 1,039th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-313 · NORAD 4262 · 1969-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-104A
- Epoch
- 1969-12-05 15:33:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17787812 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040969
- Inclination
- 65.4031°
- Ascending node
- 243.097°
- Arg. of perigee
- 30.9412°
- Mean anomaly
- 329.4119°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 34
- 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-313 · NORAD 4262 · landed December 15, 1969
Voskhod (N112) Blok-I · re-entered December 6, 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1st launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 104th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 6 launch?
Zenit-2M 6 launched on December 3, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 6?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 6 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 6 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-313, one of 2 catalogued objects, from December 5, 1969, was 206 × 260 km inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).