Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 7
Launched
January 9, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 9, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 454th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,047th orbital launch attempt. It was the 114th Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-318, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 286 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
- 114th Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 454th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,047th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-318 · NORAD 4292 · 1970-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-001A
- Epoch
- 1970-01-09 10:41:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12665917 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005953
- Inclination
- 64.9768°
- Ascending node
- 284.2666°
- Arg. of perigee
- 37.0738°
- Mean anomaly
- 323.4533°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-318 · NORAD 4292 · landed January 21, 1970
Voskhod (N114) Blok-I · re-entered January 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
94th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 284th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 7 launch?
Zenit-2M 7 launched on January 9, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 7?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 7 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 7 reach?
Kosmos-318, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 286 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).