Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 9
Launched
June 26, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 26, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 488th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 1,100th orbital launch attempt. It was the 127th Voskhod flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-350, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 282 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 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
- 127th Voskhod flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 488th launch35th this yearhumanity's 1,100th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-350 · NORAD 4425 · 1970-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-050A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-26 14:46:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17120434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007174
- Inclination
- 51.7487°
- Ascending node
- 104.0696°
- Arg. of perigee
- 9.0492°
- Mean anomaly
- 351.1759°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-350 · NORAD 4425 · landed July 8, 1970
Voskhod (N127) Blok-I · re-entered June 29, 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
99th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 290th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 9 launch?
Zenit-2M 9 launched on June 26, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 9?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 9 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 9 reach?
Kosmos-350, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 282 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).