Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 54
Launched
March 24, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 54 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 24, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 392nd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 952nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 89th Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-274, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 341 km orbit inclined 65.1°. 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
- 89th Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 392nd launch21st this yearhumanity's 952nd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-274 · NORAD 3833 · 1969-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-028A
- Epoch
- 1969-03-24 11:32:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07170638 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0118947
- Inclination
- 65.0661°
- Ascending node
- 9.9174°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.1694°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.2491°
- 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-274 · NORAD 3833 · landed April 1, 1969
Voskhod (N89) Blok-I · re-entered March 29, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
84th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 256th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 54 launch?
Zenit-4 54 launched on March 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 54?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 54?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 54 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 54 reach?
Kosmos-274, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 341 km orbit inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 54 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).