Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 58
Launched
May 29, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 29, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 406th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 974th orbital launch attempt. It was the 96th Voskhod flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-284, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 318 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 3 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
- 96th Voskhod flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 406th launch35th this yearhumanity's 974th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-284 · NORAD 3971 · 1969-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-048A
- Epoch
- 1969-05-29 11:17:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07991126 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008775
- Inclination
- 51.7735°
- Ascending node
- 1.125°
- Arg. of perigee
- 34.9071°
- Mean anomaly
- 325.7664°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-284 · NORAD 3971 · landed June 6, 1969
Voskhod (N96) Blok-I · re-entered June 4, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
86th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 262nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 58 launch?
Zenit-4 58 launched on May 29, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 58?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 58 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 58 reach?
Kosmos-284, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 318 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
