Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 52
Launched
March 6, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 6, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 388th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 946th orbital launch attempt. It was the 86th Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-270, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 9, 1969, was 207 × 337 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
- 86th Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 388th launch17th this yearhumanity's 946th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-270 · NORAD 3777 · 1969-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-022A
- Epoch
- 1969-03-09 02:54:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03542853 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0097935
- Inclination
- 65.4099°
- Ascending node
- 317.1842°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.5879°
- Mean anomaly
- 308.4047°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 42
- 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-270 · NORAD 3777 · landed March 14, 1969
Voskhod (N86) Blok-I · re-entered March 12, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47th launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 74th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 52 launch?
Zenit-4 52 launched on March 6, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 52?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 52 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 52 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-270, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 9, 1969, was 207 × 337 km inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).